#226FA8#226FA8

#226FA8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.116 H 245.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226FA8
RGB	rgb(34, 111, 168)
HSL	hsl(206, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(206, 80%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 33.9%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.99, -2.60, -37.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.99, 37.14, 265.99°)
OKLab	oklab(52.38% -0.0481 -0.1053)
OKLCH	oklch(52.38% 0.116 245.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.4093, 14.5345, 39.1369)
Luminance	0.1454 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226FA8 #A85B22

analogous

#22A89E #226FA8 #222CA8

triadic

#226FA8 #A8226F #6FA822

tetradic

#226FA8 #9E22A8 #A85B22 #2CA822

square

#226FA8 #9E22A8 #A85B22 #2CA822

split-complementary

#226FA8 #A8222C #A89E22

monochromatic

#0D2C42 #184D75 #226FA8 #3290D5 #65ABE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#226FA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#226FA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226FA8

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226FA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226FA8	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5471AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4165A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226fa8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 111, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.116 245.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7298c2',
    500: '#226fa8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226fa8;
$custom-light: #7298c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226fa8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.522,
    "s": 66.337,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5238,
    "c": 0.11575,
    "h": 245.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14536
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226FA8

secondary

#C58B61

accent

#873FE9

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F7

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #226FA8

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

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