#226EBE#226EBE

#226EBE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.145 H 253.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226EBE
RGB	rgb(34, 110, 190)
HSL	hsl(211, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(211, 82%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.1%, 42.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.92, 6.44, -48.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.92, 48.81, 277.58°)
OKLab	oklab(53.51% -0.0415 -0.1386)
OKLCH	oklch(53.51% 0.145 253.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.5264, 15.2077, 50.8223)
Luminance	0.1521 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226EBE #BE7222

analogous

#22BCBE #226EBE #2422BE

triadic

#226EBE #BE226E #6EBE22

tetradic

#226EBE #BE22BC #BE7222 #22BE24

square

#226EBE #BE22BC #BE7222 #22BE24

split-complementary

#226EBE #BE2422 #BCBE22

monochromatic

#0F3256 #19508A #226EBE #408DDD #74ACE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#226EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#226EBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226EBE

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226EBE	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4674C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A66BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00818D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 110, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.145 253.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7797d2',
    500: '#226ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226ebe;
$custom-light: #7797d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.769,
    "s": 69.643,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53506,
    "c": 0.14465,
    "h": 253.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1521
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226EBE

secondary

#CD9F6F

accent

#963BEC

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F9

border

#C9CCD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #226EBE

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

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