#226EBD#226EBD

#226EBD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.143 H 253.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226EBD
RGB	rgb(34, 110, 189)
HSL	hsl(211, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(211, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(82%, 41.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.86, 6.05, -47.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.86, 48.28, 277.20°)
OKLab	oklab(53.44% -0.0417 -0.1371)
OKLCH	oklch(53.44% 0.143 253.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.4175, 15.1642, 50.2486)
Luminance	0.1517 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226EBD #BD7122

analogous

#22BBBD #226EBD #2422BD

triadic

#226EBD #BD226E #6EBD22

tetradic

#226EBD #BD22BB #BD7122 #22BD24

square

#226EBD #BD22BB #BD7122 #22BD24

split-complementary

#226EBD #BD2422 #BBBD22

monochromatic

#0F3255 #195089 #226EBD #408DDD #73ACE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#226EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#226EBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226EBD

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226EBD	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4774C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B66BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00818C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 110, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.143 253.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7797d1',
    500: '#226ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226ebd;
$custom-light: #7797d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.581,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53441,
    "c": 0.14335,
    "h": 253.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15166
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226EBD

secondary

#CD9E6E

accent

#963BEC

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F9

border

#C9CCD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #226EBD

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

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