#226F99#226F99

#226F99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.098 H 237.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226F99
RGB	rgb(34, 111, 153)
HSL	hsl(201, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(201, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 27.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.24, -8.20, -29.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.24, 30.50, 254.40°)
OKLab	oklab(51.54% -0.0529 -0.083)
OKLCH	oklch(51.54% 0.098 237.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.0916, 14.0074, 32.1972)
Luminance	0.1401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226F99 #994C22

analogous

#229988 #226F99 #223499

triadic

#226F99 #99226F #6F9922

tetradic

#226F99 #882299 #994C22 #349922

square

#226F99 #882299 #994C22 #349922

split-complementary

#226F99 #992234 #998822

monochromatic

#0C2635 #174B67 #226F99 #2D93CB #5BADDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#226F99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#226F99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226F99

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226F99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226F99	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6F9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6498

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226f99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 111, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.098 237.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7098b7',
    500: '#226f99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226f99;
$custom-light: #7098b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226f99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.176,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51545,
    "c": 0.0984,
    "h": 237.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226F99

secondary

#BF7C58

accent

#7C41E7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #226F99

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

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