#226E98#226E98

#226E98 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.098 H 237.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226E98
RGB	rgb(34, 110, 152)
HSL	hsl(201, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(201, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.6%, 27.6%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.88, -7.98, -29.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.88, 30.41, 254.79°)
OKLab	oklab(51.24% -0.0523 -0.0829)
OKLCH	oklch(51.24% 0.098 237.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.9009, 13.7575, 31.7279)
Luminance	0.1376 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226E98 #984C22

analogous

#229887 #226E98 #223398

triadic

#226E98 #98226E #6E9822

tetradic

#226E98 #872298 #984C22 #339822

square

#226E98 #872298 #984C22 #339822

split-complementary

#226E98 #982233 #988722

monochromatic

#0C2634 #174A66 #226E98 #2D92CA #5AADDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#226E98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#226E98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226E98

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226E98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226E98	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6E9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6397

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226e98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 110, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.098 237.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f97b6',
    500: '#226e98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226e98;
$custom-light: #6f97b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226e98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.356,
    "s": 63.441,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51243,
    "c": 0.09799,
    "h": 237.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226E98

secondary

#BE7C57

accent

#7C41E6

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #226E98

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

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