#226F8F#226F8F

#226F8F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.088 H 230.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226F8F
RGB	rgb(34, 111, 143)
HSL	hsl(198, 62%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(198, 76%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.2%, 22.4%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.79, -11.84, -24.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.79, 26.89, 243.88°)
OKLab	oklab(51.03% -0.0566 -0.0678)
OKLCH	oklch(51.03% 0.088 230.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.3000, 13.6908, 28.0283)
Luminance	0.1369 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226F8F #8F4222

analogous

#228F79 #226F8F #22388F

triadic

#226F8F #8F226F #6F8F22

tetradic

#226F8F #79228F #8F4222 #388F22

square

#226F8F #79228F #8F4222 #388F22

split-complementary

#226F8F #8F2238 #8F7922

monochromatic

#0A222C #16495E #226F8F #2E95C0 #55B0D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#226F8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#226F8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226F8F

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226F8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226F8F	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6D91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#50638F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226f8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 111, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.088 230.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e98b0',
    500: '#226f8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226f8f;
$custom-light: #6e98b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226f8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.615,
    "s": 61.582,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51029,
    "c": 0.08833,
    "h": 230.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13692
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226F8F

secondary

#BA7152

accent

#7343E5

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #226F8F

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

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