#228DAF#228DAF

#228DAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.104 H 224.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228DAF
RGB	rgb(34, 141, 175)
HSL	hsl(194, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(194, 81%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.6%, 19.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.54, -17.33, -26.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.54, 31.40, 236.50°)
OKLab	oklab(60.08% -0.0741 -0.0735)
OKLCH	oklch(60.08% 0.104 224.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.9192, 22.4828, 43.9443)
Luminance	0.2248 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228DAF #AF4422

analogous

#22AF8A #228DAF #2246AF

triadic

#228DAF #AF228D #8DAF22

tetradic

#228DAF #8A22AF #AF4422 #46AF22

square

#228DAF #8A22AF #AF4422 #46AF22

split-complementary

#228DAF #AF2246 #AF8A22

monochromatic

#0E3A49 #18647C #228DAF #36B1D8 #69C5E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.82

#228DAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.50

#228DAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228DAF

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228DAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228DAF	1.00	3.82	5.50	5.50
#FFFFFF	3.82	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228daf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 141, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.104 224.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75aec7',
    500: '#228daf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228daf;
$custom-light: #75aec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228daf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.468,
    "s": 67.464,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60083,
    "c": 0.10438,
    "h": 224.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.22485
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228DAF

secondary

#C87D65

accent

#673DEA

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #228DAF

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

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