#226EBC#226EBC

#226EBC is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.142 H 252.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226EBC
RGB	rgb(34, 110, 188)
HSL	hsl(210, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(210, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.9%, 41.5%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.80, 5.67, -47.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.80, 47.76, 276.82°)
OKLab	oklab(53.38% -0.042 -0.1357)
OKLCH	oklch(53.38% 0.142 252.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.3093, 15.1209, 49.6790)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226EBC #BC7022

analogous

#22BBBC #226EBC #2322BC

triadic

#226EBC #BC226E #6EBC22

tetradic

#226EBC #BC22BB #BC7022 #22BC23

square

#226EBC #BC22BB #BC7022 #22BC23

split-complementary

#226EBC #BC2322 #BBBC22

monochromatic

#0F3154 #195088 #226EBC #3F8DDC #73ABE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#226EBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#226EBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226EBC

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226EBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226EBC	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4774BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C66BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00818C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226ebc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 110, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.142 252.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7797d0',
    500: '#226ebc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226ebc;
$custom-light: #7797d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226ebc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.39,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53376,
    "c": 0.14206,
    "h": 252.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226EBC

secondary

#CD9E6D

accent

#953CEC

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F9

border

#C9CCD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #226EBC

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

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