#228BA7#228BA7

#228BA7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.099 H 220.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228BA7
RGB	rgb(34, 139, 167)
HSL	hsl(193, 66%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(193, 80%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.6%, 16.8%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.59, -19.01, -23.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.59, 29.88, 230.49°)
OKLab	oklab(59.22% -0.0753 -0.0645)
OKLCH	oklch(59.22% 0.099 220.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.8644, 21.5933, 39.8308)
Luminance	0.2160 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228BA7 #A73E22

analogous

#22A781 #228BA7 #2248A7

triadic

#228BA7 #A7228B #8BA722

tetradic

#228BA7 #8122A7 #A73E22 #48A722

square

#228BA7 #8122A7 #A73E22 #48A722

split-complementary

#228BA7 #A72248 #A78122

monochromatic

#0D3641 #186174 #228BA7 #31B3D5 #64C5DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.95

#228BA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.32

#228BA7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228BA7

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228BA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228BA7	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)

#7A87A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697BA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009494

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228ba7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 139, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.099 220.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74adc1',
    500: '#228ba7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228ba7;
$custom-light: #74adc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228ba7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.632,
    "s": 66.169,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59219,
    "c": 0.09917,
    "h": 220.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.21595
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228BA7

secondary

#C57560

accent

#633FE9

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F7

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #228BA7

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

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