#228DB1#228DB1

#228DB1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.106 H 226.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228DB1
RGB	rgb(34, 141, 177)
HSL	hsl(195, 68%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(195, 81%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.8%, 20.3%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.62, -16.64, -27.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.62, 31.89, 238.55°)
OKLab	oklab(60.18% -0.0733 -0.0764)
OKLCH	oklch(60.18% 0.106 226.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.1171, 22.5619, 44.9865)
Luminance	0.2256 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228DB1 #B14622

analogous

#22B18E #228DB1 #2246B1

triadic

#228DB1 #B1228D #8DB122

tetradic

#228DB1 #8E22B1 #B14622 #46B122

square

#228DB1 #8E22B1 #B14622 #46B122

split-complementary

#228DB1 #B12246 #B18E22

monochromatic

#0E3B4A #18647E #228DB1 #38B0D9 #6BC4E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.81

#228DB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.51

#228DB1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228DB1

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228DB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228DB1	1.00	3.81	5.51	5.51
#FFFFFF	3.81	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798AB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677DB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009799

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228db1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 141, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.106 226.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76aec8',
    500: '#228db1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228db1;
$custom-light: #76aec8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228db1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.105,
    "s": 67.773,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60177,
    "c": 0.10593,
    "h": 226.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.22564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228DB1

secondary

#C97F66

accent

#693DEB

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #228DB1

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

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