#228AAF#228AAF

#228AAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.105 H 227.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228AAF
RGB	rgb(34, 138, 175)
HSL	hsl(196, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(196, 81%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.6%, 21.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.61, -15.69, -27.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.61, 31.77, 240.40°)
OKLab	oklab(59.34% -0.0712 -0.0776)
OKLCH	oklch(59.34% 0.105 227.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.4828, 21.6100, 43.7989)
Luminance	0.2161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228AAF #AF4722

analogous

#22AF8D #228AAF #2243AF

triadic

#228AAF #AF228A #8AAF22

tetradic

#228AAF #8D22AF #AF4722 #43AF22

square

#228AAF #8D22AF #AF4722 #43AF22

split-complementary

#228AAF #AF2243 #AF8D22

monochromatic

#0E3949 #18627C #228AAF #36AED8 #69C2E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.95

#228AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.32

#228AAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228AAF

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228AAF	1.00	3.95	5.32	5.32
#FFFFFF	3.95	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.32	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.32	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7687B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647AAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009596

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 138, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.105 227.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75acc7',
    500: '#228aaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228aaf;
$custom-light: #75acc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.745,
    "s": 67.464,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59342,
    "c": 0.10536,
    "h": 227.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.21612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228AAF

secondary

#C87F65

accent

#6B3DEA

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #228AAF

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

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