#228DBD#228DBD

#228DBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.116 H 233.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228DBD
RGB	rgb(34, 141, 189)
HSL	hsl(199, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(199, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(82%, 25.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.14, -12.40, -33.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.14, 35.48, 249.55°)
OKLab	oklab(60.76% -0.069 -0.0938)
OKLCH	oklch(60.76% 0.116 233.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.3661, 23.0615, 51.5649)
Luminance	0.2306 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228DBD #BD5222

analogous

#22BD9F #228DBD #223FBD

triadic

#228DBD #BD228D #8DBD22

tetradic

#228DBD #9F22BD #BD5222 #3FBD22

square

#228DBD #9F22BD #BD5222 #3FBD22

split-complementary

#228DBD #BD223F #BD9F22

monochromatic

#0F4055 #196689 #228DBD #40ACDD #73C2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#228DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.61

#228DBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228DBD

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228DBD	1.00	3.74	5.61	5.61
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#617EBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 141, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.116 233.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78aed1',
    500: '#228dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228dbd;
$custom-light: #78aed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.581,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60761,
    "c": 0.11647,
    "h": 233.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23064
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228DBD

secondary

#CD8B6E

accent

#723BEC

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0A1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #228DBD

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

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