#228AA3#228AA3

#228AA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.097 H 218.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228AA3
RGB	rgb(34, 138, 163)
HSL	hsl(192, 65%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(192, 79%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.1%, 15.3%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.12, -19.84, -21.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.12, 29.23, 227.26°)
OKLab	oklab(58.79% -0.0759 -0.06)
OKLCH	oklch(58.79% 0.097 218.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.3562, 21.1594, 37.8654)
Luminance	0.2116 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228AA3 #A33B22

analogous

#22A37B #228AA3 #2249A3

triadic

#228AA3 #A3228A #8AA322

tetradic

#228AA3 #7B22A3 #A33B22 #49A322

square

#228AA3 #7B22A3 #A33B22 #49A322

split-complementary

#228AA3 #A32249 #A37B22

monochromatic

#0D343E #175F70 #228AA3 #2FB4D4 #61C6DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.01

#228AA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.23

#228AA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228AA3

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228AA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228AA3	1.00	4.01	5.23	5.23
#FFFFFF	4.01	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)

#7A86A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6979A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009292

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228aa3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 138, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.097 218.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73acbe',
    500: '#228aa3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228aa3;
$custom-light: #73acbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228aa3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.628,
    "s": 65.482,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5879,
    "c": 0.09679,
    "h": 218.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.21161
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228AA3

secondary

#C3715E

accent

#603FE8

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091012

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #228AA3

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

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