#22809E#22809E

#22809E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.095 H 224.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#22809E
RGB	rgb(34, 128, 158)
HSL	hsl(195, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(195, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.5%, 19%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.79, -16.13, -23.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.79, 28.66, 235.76°)
OKLab	oklab(56.05% -0.068 -0.0664)
OKLCH	oklch(56.05% 0.095 224.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.5479, 18.2453, 35.0961)
Luminance	0.1825 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#22809E #9E4022

analogous

#229E7E #22809E #22429E

triadic

#22809E #9E2280 #809E22

tetradic

#22809E #7E229E #9E4022 #429E22

square

#22809E #7E229E #9E4022 #429E22

split-complementary

#22809E #9E2242 #9E7E22

monochromatic

#0C2E39 #17576C #22809E #2DA9D0 #5EBEDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#22809E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#22809E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #22809E

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##22809E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##22809E	1.00	4.52	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F7DA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F719E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00898A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #22809e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 128, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.095 224.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a5ba',
    500: '#22809e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #22809e;
$custom-light: #72a5ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#22809e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.516,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56048,
    "c": 0.09505,
    "h": 224.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#22809E

secondary

#C1745B

accent

#6940E8

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #22809E

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

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