#228EAF#228EAF

#228EAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.104 H 223.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228EAF
RGB	rgb(34, 142, 175)
HSL	hsl(194, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(194, 81%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.6%, 18.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.84, -17.87, -25.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.84, 31.31, 235.20°)
OKLab	oklab(60.33% -0.0751 -0.0721)
OKLCH	oklch(60.33% 0.104 223.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.0673, 22.7790, 43.9937)
Luminance	0.2278 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228EAF #AF4322

analogous

#22AF89 #228EAF #2247AF

triadic

#228EAF #AF228E #8EAF22

tetradic

#228EAF #8922AF #AF4322 #47AF22

square

#228EAF #8922AF #AF4322 #47AF22

split-complementary

#228EAF #AF2247 #AF8922

monochromatic

#0E3B49 #18647C #228EAF #36B2D8 #69C6E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.78

#228EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.56

#228EAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228EAF

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228EAF	1.00	3.78	5.56	5.56
#FFFFFF	3.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.56	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.56	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8BB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 142, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.104 223.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75afc7',
    500: '#228eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228eaf;
$custom-light: #75afc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.043,
    "s": 67.464,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6033,
    "c": 0.10411,
    "h": 223.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.22781
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228EAF

secondary

#C87C65

accent

#663DEA

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #228EAF

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

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