#226F8A#226F8A
#226F8A is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.084 H 225.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #226F8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 111, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 75%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.4%, 19.6%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.57, -13.62, -21.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.57, 25.45, 237.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.79% -0.0585 -0.0602) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.79% 0.084 225.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.9297, 13.5427, 26.0778) |
| Luminance | 0.1354 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 2.43
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.79
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.38
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 6.34
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 6.43
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 6.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#226F8A #8A3D22
analogous
#228A71 #226F8A #223B8A
triadic
#226F8A #8A226F #6F8A22
tetradic
#226F8A #71228A #8A3D22 #3B8A22
square
#226F8A #71228A #8A3D22 #3B8A22
split-complementary
#226F8A #8A223B #8A7122
monochromatic
#0A2028 #164859 #226F8A #2E96BB #52B3D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.66
#226F8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.71
#226F8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #226F8A
5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##226F8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##226F8A | 1.00 | 5.66 | 3.71 | 5.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#606D8B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#52628A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007778
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #226f8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 111, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.084 225.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6d98ac',
500: '#226f8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #226f8a; $custom-light: #6d98ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#226f8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 111,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.577,
"s": 60.465,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50785,
"c": 0.08398,
"h": 225.8
},
"luminance": 0.13544
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#226F8A
secondary
#B86B50
accent
#6E44E4
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F4
border
#C8CCCE
text
#080D10
muted
#7B7E7F