#228498#228498

#228498 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.091 H 214.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228498
RGB	rgb(34, 132, 152)
HSL	hsl(190, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(190, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.6%, 13.2%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.81, -20.36, -18.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.81, 27.59, 222.46°)
OKLab	oklab(56.79% -0.0744 -0.052)
OKLCH	oklch(56.79% 0.091 214.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.5760, 19.1078, 32.6196)
Luminance	0.1911 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228498 #983622

analogous

#229871 #228498 #224998

triadic

#228498 #982284 #849822

tetradic

#228498 #712298 #983622 #499822

square

#228498 #712298 #983622 #499822

split-complementary

#228498 #982249 #987122

monochromatic

#0C2D34 #175966 #228498 #2DAFCA #5AC4DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.36

#228498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.82

#228498 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228498

4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228498	1.00	4.36	4.82	4.82
#FFFFFF	4.36	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#768099

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667498

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 132, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.091 214.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a8b6',
    500: '#228498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228498;
$custom-light: #71a8b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.169,
    "s": 63.441,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56789,
    "c": 0.0908,
    "h": 214.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1911
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228498

secondary

#BE6957

accent

#5D41E6

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #228498

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

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