#226EA5#226EA5

#226EA5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.113 H 244.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226EA5
RGB	rgb(34, 110, 165)
HSL	hsl(205, 66%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(205, 79%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 33.3%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.53, -3.12, -36.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.53, 36.15, 265.05°)
OKLab	oklab(51.97% -0.0481 -0.1023)
OKLCH	oklch(51.97% 0.113 244.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.0245, 14.2070, 37.6458)
Luminance	0.1421 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226EA5 #A55922

analogous

#22A59B #226EA5 #222DA5

triadic

#226EA5 #A5226E #6EA522

tetradic

#226EA5 #9B22A5 #A55922 #2DA522

square

#226EA5 #9B22A5 #A55922 #2DA522

split-complementary

#226EA5 #A5222D #A59B22

monochromatic

#0D2A40 #184C72 #226EA5 #308FD4 #63ABDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#226EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#226EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226EA5

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226EA5	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5470A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4264A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 110, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.113 244.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7297c0',
    500: '#226ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226ea5;
$custom-light: #7297c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.191,
    "s": 65.829,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51965,
    "c": 0.11302,
    "h": 244.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226EA5

secondary

#C4895F

accent

#863FE9

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F7

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #226EA5

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

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