#228BAF#228BAF

#228BAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.105 H 226.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228BAF
RGB	rgb(34, 139, 175)
HSL	hsl(195, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(195, 81%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.6%, 20.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.92, -16.24, -27.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.92, 31.63, 239.11°)
OKLab	oklab(59.59% -0.0722 -0.0762)
OKLCH	oklch(59.59% 0.105 226.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.6270, 21.8983, 43.8469)
Luminance	0.2190 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228BAF #AF4622

analogous

#22AF8C #228BAF #2244AF

triadic

#228BAF #AF228B #8BAF22

tetradic

#228BAF #8C22AF #AF4622 #44AF22

square

#228BAF #8C22AF #AF4622 #44AF22

split-complementary

#228BAF #AF2244 #AF8C22

monochromatic

#0E3A49 #18627C #228BAF #36AFD8 #69C3E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.90

#228BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.38

#228BAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228BAF

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228BAF	1.00	3.90	5.38	5.38
#FFFFFF	3.90	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.38	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.38	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7888B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657BAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009597

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 139, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.105 226.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75adc7',
    500: '#228baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228baf;
$custom-light: #75adc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.319,
    "s": 67.464,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59589,
    "c": 0.105,
    "h": 226.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.219
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228BAF

secondary

#C87E65

accent

#6A3DEA

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #228BAF

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

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