#226EA6#226EA6

#226EA6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.114 H 245.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226EA6
RGB	rgb(34, 110, 166)
HSL	hsl(205, 66%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(205, 80%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.5%, 33.7%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.58, -2.74, -36.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.58, 36.62, 265.70°)
OKLab	oklab(52.02% -0.0477 -0.1038)
OKLCH	oklch(52.02% 0.114 245.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.1159, 14.2435, 38.1270)
Luminance	0.1424 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226EA6 #A65A22

analogous

#22A69C #226EA6 #222CA6

triadic

#226EA6 #A6226E #6EA622

tetradic

#226EA6 #9C22A6 #A65A22 #2CA622

square

#226EA6 #9C22A6 #A65A22 #2CA622

split-complementary

#226EA6 #A6222C #A69C22

monochromatic

#0D2B40 #184C73 #226EA6 #308FD5 #63ABDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#226EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#226EA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226EA6

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226EA6	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5470A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4164A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 110, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.114 245.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7297c0',
    500: '#226ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226ea6;
$custom-light: #7297c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.455,
    "s": 66,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52023,
    "c": 0.11423,
    "h": 245.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14245
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226EA6

secondary

#C48A5F

accent

#873FE9

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F7

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #226EA6

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

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