#226E9D#226E9D

#226E9D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.104 H 240.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226E9D
RGB	rgb(34, 110, 157)
HSL	hsl(203, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(203, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.3%, 29.9%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.12, -6.12, -31.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.12, 32.51, 259.14°)
OKLab	oklab(51.51% -0.0506 -0.0904)
OKLCH	oklch(51.51% 0.104 240.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.3190, 13.9248, 33.9302)
Luminance	0.1393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226E9D #9D5122

analogous

#229D8F #226E9D #22309D

triadic

#226E9D #9D226E #6E9D22

tetradic

#226E9D #8F229D #9D5122 #309D22

square

#226E9D #8F229D #9D5122 #309D22

split-complementary

#226E9D #9D2230 #9D8F22

monochromatic

#0C2838 #174B6B #226E9D #2D91CF #5DACDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#226E9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#226E9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226E9D

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226E9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226E9D	1.00	5.55	3.79	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#586F9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#47639C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226e9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 110, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.104 240.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7097ba',
    500: '#226e9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226e9d;
$custom-light: #7097ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226e9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.927,
    "s": 64.398,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51514,
    "c": 0.10358,
    "h": 240.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13926
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226E9D

secondary

#C1815A

accent

#8040E7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #226E9D

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

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