#228EBC#228EBC

#228EBC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.115 H 232.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228EBC
RGB	rgb(34, 142, 188)
HSL	hsl(198, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(198, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.9%, 24.5%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.39, -13.31, -32.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.39, 34.91, 247.58°)
OKLab	oklab(60.95% -0.0703 -0.091)
OKLCH	oklch(60.95% 0.115 232.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.4061, 23.3145, 51.0446)
Luminance	0.2332 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228EBC #BC5022

analogous

#22BC9D #228EBC #2241BC

triadic

#228EBC #BC228E #8EBC22

tetradic

#228EBC #9D22BC #BC5022 #41BC22

square

#228EBC #9D22BC #BC5022 #41BC22

split-complementary

#228EBC #BC2241 #BC9D22

monochromatic

#0F4054 #196788 #228EBC #3FADDC #73C3E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#228EBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.66

#228EBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228EBC

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228EBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228EBC	1.00	3.71	5.66	5.66
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778DBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637EBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228ebc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 142, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.115 232.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78afd0',
    500: '#228ebc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228ebc;
$custom-light: #78afd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228ebc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.922,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60953,
    "c": 0.11499,
    "h": 232.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23317
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228EBC

secondary

#CD8A6D

accent

#703CEC

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0A1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #228EBC

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

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