#228DAD#228DAD

#228DAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.103 H 223.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228DAD
RGB	rgb(34, 141, 173)
HSL	hsl(194, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(194, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.3%, 18.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.45, -18.02, -25.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.45, 30.96, 234.39°)
OKLab	oklab(59.99% -0.0749 -0.0706)
OKLCH	oklch(59.99% 0.103 223.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.7242, 22.4048, 42.9175)
Luminance	0.2241 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228DAD #AD4222

analogous

#22AD87 #228DAD #2247AD

triadic

#228DAD #AD228D #8DAD22

tetradic

#228DAD #8722AD #AD4222 #47AD22

square

#228DAD #8722AD #AD4222 #47AD22

split-complementary

#228DAD #AD2247 #AD8722

monochromatic

#0E3A47 #18637A #228DAD #35B2D7 #68C5E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#228DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.48

#228DAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228DAD

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228DAD	1.00	3.83	5.48	5.48
#FFFFFF	3.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8AAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697DAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009797

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 141, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.103 223.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75aec5',
    500: '#228dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228dad;
$custom-light: #75aec5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.813,
    "s": 67.15,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59991,
    "c": 0.10291,
    "h": 223.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.22407
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228DAD

secondary

#C77B64

accent

#653EEA

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #228DAD

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

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