#228EAD#228EAD

#228EAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.103 H 222.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228EAD
RGB	rgb(34, 142, 173)
HSL	hsl(193, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(193, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.3%, 17.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.76, -18.56, -24.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.76, 30.89, 233.07°)
OKLab	oklab(60.24% -0.0759 -0.0692)
OKLCH	oklch(60.24% 0.103 222.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.8723, 22.7010, 42.9668)
Luminance	0.2270 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228EAD #AD4122

analogous

#22AD86 #228EAD #2249AD

triadic

#228EAD #AD228E #8EAD22

tetradic

#228EAD #8622AD #AD4122 #49AD22

square

#228EAD #8622AD #AD4122 #49AD22

split-complementary

#228EAD #AD2249 #AD8622

monochromatic

#0E3A47 #18647A #228EAD #35B3D7 #68C6E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.79

#228EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.54

#228EAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228EAD

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228EAD	1.00	3.79	5.54	5.54
#FFFFFF	3.79	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.54	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.54	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8AAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7DAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009898

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 142, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.103 222.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75afc5',
    500: '#228ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228ead;
$custom-light: #75afc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.381,
    "s": 67.15,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60239,
    "c": 0.10268,
    "h": 222.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22703
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228EAD

secondary

#C77A64

accent

#643EEA

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #228EAD

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

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