#228AA5#228AA5

#228AA5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.098 H 220.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228AA5
RGB	rgb(34, 138, 165)
HSL	hsl(192, 66%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(192, 79%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 16.4%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.20, -19.15, -22.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.20, 29.55, 229.59°)
OKLab	oklab(58.88% -0.0751 -0.063)
OKLCH	oklch(58.88% 0.098 220)
XYZ	xyz(16.5368, 21.2316, 38.8166)
Luminance	0.2123 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228AA5 #A53D22

analogous

#22A57F #228AA5 #2249A5

triadic

#228AA5 #A5228A #8AA522

tetradic

#228AA5 #7F22A5 #A53D22 #49A522

square

#228AA5 #7F22A5 #A53D22 #49A522

split-complementary

#228AA5 #A52249 #A57F22

monochromatic

#0D3540 #186072 #228AA5 #30B2D4 #63C5DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.00

#228AA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.25

#228AA5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228AA5

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228AA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228AA5	1.00	4.00	5.25	5.25
#FFFFFF	4.00	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.25	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.25	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7986A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687AA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009393

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228aa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 138, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.098 220.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74acbf',
    500: '#228aa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228aa5;
$custom-light: #74acbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228aa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.366,
    "s": 65.829,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58879,
    "c": 0.09802,
    "h": 220
  },
  "luminance": 0.21234
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228AA5

secondary

#C4745F

accent

#623FE9

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F7

border

#C9CED0

text

#091012

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #228AA5

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

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