#228AD3#228AD3

#228AD3 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.142 H 245.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228AD3
RGB	rgb(34, 138, 211)
HSL	hsl(205, 72%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(205, 84%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.9%, 34.6%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.30, -2.65, -45.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.30, 45.52, 266.66°)
OKLab	oklab(61.23% -0.0594 -0.1294)
OKLCH	oklch(61.23% 0.142 245.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.5014, 23.2175, 64.9636)
Luminance	0.2322 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228AD3 #D36B22

analogous

#22D3C3 #228AD3 #2231D3

triadic

#228AD3 #D3228A #8AD322

tetradic

#228AD3 #C322D3 #D36B22 #31D322

square

#228AD3 #C322D3 #D36B22 #31D322

split-complementary

#228AD3 #D32231 #D3C322

monochromatic

#11456A #1A689E #228AD3 #4FA6E3 #84C1EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#228AD3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#228AD3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228AD3

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228AD3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228AD3	1.00	3.72	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#678DD6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E7DD2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009CA5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228ad3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 138, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.142 245.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7cabe1',
    500: '#228ad3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228ad3;
$custom-light: #7cabe1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228ad3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.746,
    "s": 72.245,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61234,
    "c": 0.14242,
    "h": 245.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2322
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228AD3

secondary

#D4A17D

accent

#8439EF

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#EFF4FB

border

#CACED4

text

#0B1015

muted

#7C7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #228AD3

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

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