#228EB2#228EB2

#228EB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.106 H 226.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228EB2
RGB	rgb(34, 142, 178)
HSL	hsl(195, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(195, 81%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.9%, 20.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.97, -16.83, -27.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.97, 32.02, 238.28°)
OKLab	oklab(60.47% -0.0739 -0.0765)
OKLCH	oklch(60.47% 0.106 226)
XYZ	xyz(18.3652, 22.8981, 45.5627)
Luminance	0.2290 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228EB2 #B24622

analogous

#22B28E #228EB2 #2246B2

triadic

#228EB2 #B2228E #8EB222

tetradic

#228EB2 #8E22B2 #B24622 #46B222

square

#228EB2 #8E22B2 #B24622 #46B222

split-complementary

#228EB2 #B22246 #B28E22

monochromatic

#0E3C4B #18657F #228EB2 #38B1D9 #6CC5E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.76

#228EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.58

#228EB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228EB2

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228EB2	1.00	3.76	5.58	5.58
#FFFFFF	3.76	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8BB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687EB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 142, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.106 226.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76afc9',
    500: '#228eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228eb2;
$custom-light: #76afc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195,
    "s": 67.925,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6047,
    "c": 0.10639,
    "h": 226
  },
  "luminance": 0.229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228EB2

secondary

#C97F67

accent

#683DEB

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #228EB2

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

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