#226FBD#226FBD

#226FBD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.142 H 252.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226FBD
RGB	rgb(34, 111, 189)
HSL	hsl(210, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(210, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(82%, 41.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.15, 5.43, -47.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.15, 47.74, 276.53°)
OKLab	oklab(53.67% -0.0426 -0.1357)
OKLCH	oklch(53.67% 0.142 252.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.5260, 15.3812, 50.2848)
Luminance	0.1538 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226FBD #BD7022

analogous

#22BCBD #226FBD #2322BD

triadic

#226FBD #BD226F #6FBD22

tetradic

#226FBD #BD22BC #BD7022 #22BD23

square

#226FBD #BD22BC #BD7022 #22BD23

split-complementary

#226FBD #BD2322 #BCBD22

monochromatic

#0F3255 #195189 #226FBD #408EDD #73ACE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#226FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#226FBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226FBD

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226FBD	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4875C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D67BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00828D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 111, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.142 252.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7797d1',
    500: '#226fbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226fbd;
$custom-light: #7797d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.194,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5367,
    "c": 0.14226,
    "h": 252.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15383
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226FBD

secondary

#CD9E6E

accent

#943BEC

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F9

border

#C9CCD2

text

#0A0D14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #226FBD

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

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