#228AAA#228AAA

#228AAA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.101 H 223.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228AAA
RGB	rgb(34, 138, 170)
HSL	hsl(194, 67%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(194, 80%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(80%, 18.8%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.40, -17.43, -25.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.40, 30.53, 235.18°)
OKLab	oklab(59.11% -0.0731 -0.0703)
OKLCH	oklch(59.11% 0.101 223.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.0008, 21.4172, 41.2603)
Luminance	0.2142 (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

#228AAA #AA4222

analogous

#22AA86 #228AAA #2246AA

triadic

#228AAA #AA228A #8AAA22

tetradic

#228AAA #8622AA #AA4222 #46AA22

square

#228AAA #8622AA #AA4222 #46AA22

split-complementary

#228AAA #AA2246 #AA8622

monochromatic

#0E3744 #186177 #228AAA #33B0D6 #66C4E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.97

#228AAA on #FFFFFF

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On black

5.28

#228AAA on #000000

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Best text color

#000000 on #228AAA

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228AAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228AAA	1.00	3.97	5.28	5.28
#FFFFFF	3.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.28	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.28	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7887AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667AAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009494

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228aaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 138, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.101 223.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74acc3',
    500: '#228aaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228aaa;
$custom-light: #74acc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228aaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.118,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59107,
    "c": 0.10145,
    "h": 223.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.21419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228AAA

secondary

#C67962

accent

#673EEA

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #228AAA

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

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