#226F9F#226F9F

#226F9F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.105 H 241.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226F9F
RGB	rgb(34, 111, 159)
HSL	hsl(203, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(203, 79%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.6%, 30.2%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.53, -5.98, -32.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.53, 33.02, 259.57°)
OKLab	oklab(51.87% -0.0509 -0.0919)
OKLCH	oklch(51.87% 0.105 241)
XYZ	xyz(12.5997, 14.2107, 34.8730)
Luminance	0.1421 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226F9F #9F5222

analogous

#229F90 #226F9F #22309F

triadic

#226F9F #9F226F #6F9F22

tetradic

#226F9F #90229F #9F5222 #309F22

square

#226F9F #90229F #9F5222 #309F22

split-complementary

#226F9F #9F2230 #9F9022

monochromatic

#0C293A #174C6D #226F9F #2D92D1 #5FACDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#226F9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#226F9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226F9F

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226F9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226F9F	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5870A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#47649E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226f9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 111, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.105 241.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7198bb',
    500: '#226f9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226f9f;
$custom-light: #7198bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226f9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.04,
    "s": 64.767,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5187,
    "c": 0.10509,
    "h": 241
  },
  "luminance": 0.14212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226F9F

secondary

#C1835B

accent

#8040E8

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #226F9F

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

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