#226E97#226E97

#226E97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.097 H 237.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226E97
RGB	rgb(34, 110, 151)
HSL	hsl(201, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(201, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.5%, 27.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.84, -8.35, -28.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.84, 30.01, 253.85°)
OKLab	oklab(51.19% -0.0526 -0.0814)
OKLCH	oklch(51.19% 0.097 237.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.8193, 13.7249, 31.2984)
Luminance	0.1373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226E97 #974B22

analogous

#229786 #226E97 #223497

triadic

#226E97 #97226E #6E9722

tetradic

#226E97 #862297 #974B22 #349722

square

#226E97 #862297 #974B22 #349722

split-complementary

#226E97 #972234 #978622

monochromatic

#0C2533 #174A65 #226E97 #2D92C9 #5AADDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#226E97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#226E97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226E97

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226E97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226E97	1.00	5.61	3.75	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6E99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6396

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226e97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 110, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.097 237.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f97b5',
    500: '#226e97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226e97;
$custom-light: #6f97b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226e97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.026,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51189,
    "c": 0.09691,
    "h": 237.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226E97

secondary

#BE7B57

accent

#7B42E6

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #226E97

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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