#228CAF#228CAF

#228CAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.105 H 225.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228CAF
RGB	rgb(34, 140, 175)
HSL	hsl(195, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(195, 81%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.6%, 20%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.23, -16.79, -26.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.23, 31.51, 237.81°)
OKLab	oklab(59.84% -0.0732 -0.0749)
OKLCH	oklch(59.84% 0.105 225.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.7724, 22.1892, 43.8954)
Luminance	0.2219 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228CAF #AF4522

analogous

#22AF8B #228CAF #2245AF

triadic

#228CAF #AF228C #8CAF22

tetradic

#228CAF #8B22AF #AF4522 #45AF22

square

#228CAF #8B22AF #AF4522 #45AF22

split-complementary

#228CAF #AF2245 #AF8B22

monochromatic

#0E3A49 #18637C #228CAF #36B0D8 #69C4E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#228CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.44

#228CAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228CAF

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

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

#7989B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667CAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009697

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 140, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.105 225.7);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.894,
    "s": 67.464,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59836,
    "c": 0.10467,
    "h": 225.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22191
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228CAF

secondary

#C87E65

accent

#683DEA

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #228CAF

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →