#228AAE#228AAE

#228AAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.105 H 226.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228AAE
RGB	rgb(34, 138, 174)
HSL	hsl(195, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(195, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.5%, 20.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.57, -16.04, -27.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.57, 31.50, 239.39°)
OKLab	oklab(59.29% -0.0716 -0.0762)
OKLCH	oklch(59.29% 0.105 226.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.3850, 21.5709, 43.2835)
Luminance	0.2157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228AAE #AE4622

analogous

#22AE8C #228AAE #2244AE

triadic

#228AAE #AE228A #8AAE22

tetradic

#228AAE #8C22AE #AE4622 #44AE22

square

#228AAE #8C22AE #AE4622 #44AE22

split-complementary

#228AAE #AE2244 #AE8C22

monochromatic

#0E3948 #18617B #228AAE #36AED8 #69C3E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.95

#228AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.31

#228AAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228AAE

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228AAE	1.00	3.95	5.31	5.31
#FFFFFF	3.95	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)

#7787B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647AAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 138, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.105 226.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75acc6',
    500: '#228aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228aae;
$custom-light: #75acc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.429,
    "s": 67.308,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59294,
    "c": 0.10455,
    "h": 226.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.21573
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228AAE

secondary

#C77E64

accent

#6A3EEA

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #228AAE

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →