#226EAF#226EAF

#226EAF is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.125 H 248.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226EAF
RGB	rgb(34, 110, 175)
HSL	hsl(208, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(208, 81%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.6%, 37.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.06, 0.68, -41.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.06, 41.04, 270.95°)
OKLab	oklab(52.56% -0.0452 -0.117)
OKLCH	oklch(52.56% 0.125 248.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.9705, 14.5854, 42.6281)
Luminance	0.1459 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226EAF #AF6322

analogous

#22AFA9 #226EAF #2227AF

triadic

#226EAF #AF226E #6EAF22

tetradic

#226EAF #A922AF #AF6322 #27AF22

square

#226EAF #A922AF #AF6322 #27AF22

split-complementary

#226EAF #AF2227 #AFA922

monochromatic

#0E2E49 #184E7C #226EAF #368DD8 #69AAE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#226EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#226EAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226EAF

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226EAF	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F72B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A65AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 110, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.125 248.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7497c7',
    500: '#226eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226eaf;
$custom-light: #7497c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.66,
    "s": 67.464,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52558,
    "c": 0.12541,
    "h": 248.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226EAF

secondary

#C89365

accent

#8D3DEA

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #226EAF

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

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