#228DA8#228DA8

#228DA8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.100 H 219.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228DA8
RGB	rgb(34, 141, 168)
HSL	hsl(192, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(192, 80%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 16.1%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.25, -19.74, -22.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.25, 30.01, 228.88°)
OKLab	oklab(59.76% -0.0769 -0.0633)
OKLCH	oklch(59.76% 0.1 219.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.2495, 22.2149, 40.4170)
Luminance	0.2222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228DA8 #A83D22

analogous

#22A880 #228DA8 #224AA8

triadic

#228DA8 #A8228D #8DA822

tetradic

#228DA8 #8022A8 #A83D22 #4AA822

square

#228DA8 #8022A8 #A83D22 #4AA822

split-complementary

#228DA8 #A8224A #A88022

monochromatic

#0D3842 #186275 #228DA8 #32B4D5 #65C7E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#228DA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.44

#228DA8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228DA8

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228DA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228DA8	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)

#7C89A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7CA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009696

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228da8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 141, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.100 219.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74aec2',
    500: '#228da8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228da8;
$custom-light: #74aec2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228da8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.09,
    "s": 66.337,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59764,
    "c": 0.09955,
    "h": 219.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.22217
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228DA8

secondary

#C57561

accent

#613FE9

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F7

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #228DA8

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

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