#228CBD#228CBD

#228CBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.117 H 234.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228CBD
RGB	rgb(34, 140, 189)
HSL	hsl(199, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(199, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(82%, 25.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.83, -11.84, -33.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.83, 35.74, 250.65°)
OKLab	oklab(60.52% -0.0681 -0.0952)
OKLCH	oklch(60.52% 0.117 234.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.2194, 22.7680, 51.5159)
Luminance	0.2277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228CBD #BD5322

analogous

#22BDA0 #228CBD #223EBD

triadic

#228CBD #BD228C #8CBD22

tetradic

#228CBD #A022BD #BD5322 #3EBD22

square

#228CBD #A022BD #BD5322 #3EBD22

split-complementary

#228CBD #BD223E #BDA022

monochromatic

#0F3F55 #196689 #228CBD #40ABDD #73C2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.78

#228CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.55

#228CBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228CBD

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228CBD	1.00	3.78	5.55	5.55
#FFFFFF	3.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#748BBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F7DBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 140, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.117 234.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78add1',
    500: '#228cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228cbd;
$custom-light: #78add1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.968,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60519,
    "c": 0.11706,
    "h": 234.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.2277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228CBD

secondary

#CD8C6E

accent

#733BEC

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0A1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #228CBD

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

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