#226EA0#226EA0

#226EA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.107 H 242.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226EA0
RGB	rgb(34, 110, 160)
HSL	hsl(204, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(204, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.8%, 31.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.27, -5.00, -33.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.27, 33.84, 261.50°)
OKLab	oklab(51.68% -0.0496 -0.0949)
OKLCH	oklch(51.68% 0.107 242.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.5783, 14.0285, 35.2957)
Luminance	0.1403 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226EA0 #A05422

analogous

#22A093 #226EA0 #222FA0

triadic

#226EA0 #A0226E #6EA022

tetradic

#226EA0 #9322A0 #A05422 #2FA022

square

#226EA0 #9322A0 #A05422 #2FA022

split-complementary

#226EA0 #A0222F #A09322

monochromatic

#0D293B #174B6E #226EA0 #2D91D2 #5FABDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#226EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#226EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226EA0

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226EA0	1.00	5.52	3.81	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#576FA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#45639F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 110, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.107 242.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7197bc',
    500: '#226ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226ea0;
$custom-light: #7197bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.81,
    "s": 64.948,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51681,
    "c": 0.10706,
    "h": 242.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1403
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226EA0

secondary

#C2845C

accent

#8340E8

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #226EA0

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

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