#226EA9#226EA9

#226EA9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.118 H 246.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226EA9
RGB	rgb(34, 110, 169)
HSL	hsl(206, 67%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(206, 80%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.9%, 34.9%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.74, -1.61, -38.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.74, 38.07, 267.58°)
OKLab	oklab(52.2% -0.0469 -0.1082)
OKLCH	oklch(52.2% 0.118 246.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.3943, 14.3549, 39.5933)
Luminance	0.1436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226EA9 #A95D22

analogous

#22A9A0 #226EA9 #222BA9

triadic

#226EA9 #A9226E #6EA922

tetradic

#226EA9 #A022A9 #A95D22 #2BA922

square

#226EA9 #A022A9 #A95D22 #2BA922

split-complementary

#226EA9 #A9222B #A9A022

monochromatic

#0D2C43 #184D76 #226EA9 #328ED6 #65AAE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#226EA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#226EA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226EA9

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226EA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226EA9	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5271AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F64A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226ea9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 110, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.118 246.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7397c3',
    500: '#226ea9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226ea9;
$custom-light: #7397c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226ea9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.222,
    "s": 66.502,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52199,
    "c": 0.11791,
    "h": 246.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226EA9

secondary

#C58D61

accent

#893EE9

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #226EA9

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

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