#228CB2#228CB2

#228CB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.107 H 227.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228CB2
RGB	rgb(34, 140, 178)
HSL	hsl(196, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(196, 81%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.9%, 21.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.35, -15.74, -28.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.35, 32.28, 240.82°)
OKLab	oklab(59.98% -0.072 -0.0792)
OKLCH	oklch(59.98% 0.107 227.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.0703, 22.3084, 45.4644)
Luminance	0.2231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228CB2 #B24822

analogous

#22B290 #228CB2 #2244B2

triadic

#228CB2 #B2228C #8CB222

tetradic

#228CB2 #9022B2 #B24822 #44B222

square

#228CB2 #9022B2 #B24822 #44B222

split-complementary

#228CB2 #B22244 #B29022

monochromatic

#0E3B4B #18647F #228CB2 #38AFD9 #6CC3E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.84

#228CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.46

#228CB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228CB2

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228CB2	1.00	3.84	5.46	5.46
#FFFFFF	3.84	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788AB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657CB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009799

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 140, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.107 227.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76adc9',
    500: '#228cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228cb2;
$custom-light: #76adc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.833,
    "s": 67.925,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59978,
    "c": 0.10709,
    "h": 227.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22311
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228CB2

secondary

#C98167

accent

#6B3DEB

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #228CB2

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

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