#228AB0#228AB0

#228AB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.106 H 228.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228AB0
RGB	rgb(34, 138, 176)
HSL	hsl(196, 68%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(196, 81%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.7%, 21.6%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.65, -15.34, -28.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.65, 32.04, 241.39°)
OKLab	oklab(59.39% -0.0709 -0.0791)
OKLCH	oklch(59.39% 0.106 228.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.5814, 21.6494, 44.3180)
Luminance	0.2165 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228AB0 #B04822

analogous

#22B08F #228AB0 #2243B0

triadic

#228AB0 #B0228A #8AB022

tetradic

#228AB0 #8F22B0 #B04822 #43B022

square

#228AB0 #8F22B0 #B04822 #43B022

split-complementary

#228AB0 #B02243 #B08F22

monochromatic

#0E3A49 #18627D #228AB0 #37ADD8 #6AC2E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.94

#228AB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.33

#228AB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228AB0

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228AB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228AB0	1.00	3.94	5.33	5.33
#FFFFFF	3.94	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.33	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.33	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7688B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637AAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009597

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228ab0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 138, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.106 228.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75acc7',
    500: '#228ab0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228ab0;
$custom-light: #75acc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228ab0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.056,
    "s": 67.619,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5939,
    "c": 0.10619,
    "h": 228.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.21652
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228AB0

secondary

#C88066

accent

#6C3DEA

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #228AB0

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

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