#226E9B#226E9B

#226E9B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.101 H 239.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226E9B
RGB	rgb(34, 110, 155)
HSL	hsl(202, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(202, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 29%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.03, -6.87, -30.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.03, 31.65, 257.47°)
OKLab	oklab(51.4% -0.0512 -0.0874)
OKLCH	oklch(51.4% 0.101 239.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.1497, 13.8571, 33.0383)
Luminance	0.1386 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226E9B #9B4F22

analogous

#229B8C #226E9B #22329B

triadic

#226E9B #9B226E #6E9B22

tetradic

#226E9B #8C229B #9B4F22 #329B22

square

#226E9B #8C229B #9B4F22 #329B22

split-complementary

#226E9B #9B2232 #9B8C22

monochromatic

#0C2737 #174A69 #226E9B #2D92CD #5CACDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#226E9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#226E9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226E9B

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226E9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226E9B	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#596E9D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#48639A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226e9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 110, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.101 239.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7097b8',
    500: '#226e9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226e9b;
$custom-light: #7097b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226e9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.314,
    "s": 64.021,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51404,
    "c": 0.10131,
    "h": 239.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13858
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226E9B

secondary

#C07F59

accent

#7F41E7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #226E9B

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

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