#228AA2#228AA2

#228AA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.096 H 217.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228AA2
RGB	rgb(34, 138, 162)
HSL	hsl(191, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(191, 79%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(79%, 14.8%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.08, -20.17, -20.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.08, 29.08, 226.08°)
OKLab	oklab(58.75% -0.0763 -0.0585)
OKLCH	oklch(58.75% 0.096 217.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.2670, 21.1237, 37.3953)
Luminance	0.2113 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228AA2 #A23A22

analogous

#22A27A #228AA2 #224AA2

triadic

#228AA2 #A2228A #8AA222

tetradic

#228AA2 #7A22A2 #A23A22 #4AA222

square

#228AA2 #7A22A2 #A23A22 #4AA222

split-complementary

#228AA2 #A2224A #A27A22

monochromatic

#0D343D #175F6F #228AA2 #2EB4D3 #61C6DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.02

#228AA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.23

#228AA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228AA2

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228AA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228AA2	1.00	4.02	5.23	5.23
#FFFFFF	4.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.23	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.23	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A86A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6979A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009292

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228aa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 138, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.096 217.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73acbd',
    500: '#228aa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228aa2;
$custom-light: #73acbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228aa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.25,
    "s": 65.306,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58746,
    "c": 0.09621,
    "h": 217.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.21126
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228AA2

secondary

#C3705D

accent

#5F40E8

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091012

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #228AA2

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

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