#228BAD#228BAD

#228BAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.103 H 225.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228BAD
RGB	rgb(34, 139, 173)
HSL	hsl(195, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(195, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.3%, 19.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.84, -16.94, -26.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.84, 31.13, 237.04°)
OKLab	oklab(59.5% -0.073 -0.0733)
OKLCH	oklch(59.5% 0.103 225.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.4320, 21.8203, 42.8200)
Luminance	0.2182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228BAD #AD4422

analogous

#22AD89 #228BAD #2246AD

triadic

#228BAD #AD228B #8BAD22

tetradic

#228BAD #8922AD #AD4422 #46AD22

square

#228BAD #8922AD #AD4422 #46AD22

split-complementary

#228BAD #AD2246 #AD8922

monochromatic

#0E3947 #18627A #228BAD #35B0D7 #68C4E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.91

#228BAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.36

#228BAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228BAD

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228BAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228BAD	1.00	3.91	5.36	5.36
#FFFFFF	3.91	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7888AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667BAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009596

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228bad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 139, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.103 225.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75adc5',
    500: '#228bad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228bad;
$custom-light: #75adc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228bad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.676,
    "s": 67.15,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59495,
    "c": 0.10344,
    "h": 225.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.21822
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228BAD

secondary

#C77C64

accent

#683EEA

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #228BAD

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

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