#228AAD#228AAD

#228AAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.104 H 226.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228AAD
RGB	rgb(34, 138, 173)
HSL	hsl(195, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(195, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.3%, 20.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.53, -16.39, -26.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.53, 31.25, 238.36°)
OKLab	oklab(59.25% -0.072 -0.0747)
OKLCH	oklch(59.25% 0.104 226.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.2879, 21.5320, 42.7720)
Luminance	0.2153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228AAD #AD4522

analogous

#22AD8A #228AAD #2244AD

triadic

#228AAD #AD228A #8AAD22

tetradic

#228AAD #8A22AD #AD4522 #44AD22

square

#228AAD #8A22AD #AD4522 #44AD22

split-complementary

#228AAD #AD2244 #AD8A22

monochromatic

#0E3847 #18617A #228AAD #35AED7 #68C3E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.96

#228AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.31

#228AAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228AAD

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228AAD	1.00	3.96	5.31	5.31
#FFFFFF	3.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7787AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657AAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 138, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.104 226.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75acc5',
    500: '#228aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228aad;
$custom-light: #75acc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.108,
    "s": 67.15,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59247,
    "c": 0.10374,
    "h": 226.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.21534
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228AAD

secondary

#C77D64

accent

#693EEA

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #228AAD

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

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