#228EBD#228EBD

#228EBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.116 H 232.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228EBD
RGB	rgb(34, 142, 189)
HSL	hsl(198, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(198, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(82%, 24.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.44, -12.96, -32.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.44, 35.24, 248.43°)
OKLab	oklab(61% -0.0699 -0.0925)
OKLCH	oklch(61% 0.116 232.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.5143, 23.3578, 51.6142)
Luminance	0.2336 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228EBD #BD5122

analogous

#22BD9E #228EBD #2240BD

triadic

#228EBD #BD228E #8EBD22

tetradic

#228EBD #9E22BD #BD5122 #40BD22

square

#228EBD #9E22BD #BD5122 #40BD22

split-complementary

#228EBD #BD2240 #BD9E22

monochromatic

#0F4055 #196789 #228EBD #40ADDD #73C3E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#228EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.67

#228EBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228EBD

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228EBD	1.00	3.70	5.67	5.67
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778DBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#627FBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009B9E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 142, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.116 232.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78afd1',
    500: '#228ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228ebd;
$custom-light: #78afd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.194,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61003,
    "c": 0.11591,
    "h": 232.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2336
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228EBD

secondary

#CD8B6E

accent

#713BEC

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0A1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #228EBD

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

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