#228ABD#228ABD

#228ABD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.118 H 235.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228ABD
RGB	rgb(34, 138, 189)
HSL	hsl(200, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(200, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(82%, 27%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.23, -10.71, -34.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.23, 36.28, 252.83°)
OKLab	oklab(60.04% -0.0662 -0.098)
OKLCH	oklch(60.04% 0.118 235.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.9298, 22.1888, 51.4194)
Luminance	0.2219 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228ABD #BD5522

analogous

#22BDA2 #228ABD #223CBD

triadic

#228ABD #BD228A #8ABD22

tetradic

#228ABD #A222BD #BD5522 #3CBD22

square

#228ABD #A222BD #BD5522 #3CBD22

split-complementary

#228ABD #BD223C #BDA222

monochromatic

#0F3E55 #196489 #228ABD #40A9DD #73C0E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#228ABD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.44

#228ABD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228ABD

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228ABD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228ABD	1.00	3.86	5.44	5.44
#FFFFFF	3.86	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#718ABF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D7BBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228abd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 138, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.118 235.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78acd1',
    500: '#228abd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228abd;
$custom-light: #78acd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228abd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.742,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60037,
    "c": 0.11828,
    "h": 235.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.22191
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228ABD

secondary

#CD8D6E

accent

#763BEC

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0A1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #228ABD

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

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