#226EA8#226EA8

#226EA8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.117 H 246.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226EA8
RGB	rgb(34, 110, 168)
HSL	hsl(206, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(206, 80%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 34.5%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.68, -1.99, -37.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.68, 37.58, 266.97°)
OKLab	oklab(52.14% -0.0472 -0.1067)
OKLCH	oklch(52.14% 0.117 246.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.3008, 14.3175, 39.1007)
Luminance	0.1432 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226EA8 #A85C22

analogous

#22A89F #226EA8 #222BA8

triadic

#226EA8 #A8226E #6EA822

tetradic

#226EA8 #9F22A8 #A85C22 #2BA822

square

#226EA8 #9F22A8 #A85C22 #2BA822

split-complementary

#226EA8 #A8222B #A89F22

monochromatic

#0D2B42 #184D75 #226EA8 #328FD5 #65AAE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#226EA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#226EA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226EA8

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226EA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226EA8	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5370AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4064A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226ea8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 110, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.117 246.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7297c2',
    500: '#226ea8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226ea8;
$custom-light: #7297c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226ea8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.97,
    "s": 66.337,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5214,
    "c": 0.11668,
    "h": 246.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14319
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226EA8

secondary

#C58C61

accent

#883FE9

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F7

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #226EA8

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

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