#228DB2#228DB2

#228DB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.107 H 226.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228DB2
RGB	rgb(34, 141, 178)
HSL	hsl(195, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(195, 81%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.9%, 20.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.66, -16.29, -27.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.66, 32.14, 239.56°)
OKLab	oklab(60.22% -0.073 -0.0779)
OKLCH	oklch(60.22% 0.107 226.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.2171, 22.6019, 45.5133)
Luminance	0.2260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228DB2 #B24722

analogous

#22B28F #228DB2 #2245B2

triadic

#228DB2 #B2228D #8DB222

tetradic

#228DB2 #8F22B2 #B24722 #45B222

square

#228DB2 #8F22B2 #B24722 #45B222

split-complementary

#228DB2 #B22245 #B28F22

monochromatic

#0E3C4B #18647F #228DB2 #38B0D9 #6CC4E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.80

#228DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.52

#228DB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228DB2

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228DB2	1.00	3.80	5.52	5.52
#FFFFFF	3.80	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798AB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667DB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 141, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.107 226.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76aec9',
    500: '#228db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228db2;
$custom-light: #76aec9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.417,
    "s": 67.925,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60224,
    "c": 0.10672,
    "h": 226.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.22604
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228DB2

secondary

#C98067

accent

#6A3DEB

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #228DB2

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

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