#228FAD#228FAD

#228FAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.102 H 221.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228FAD
RGB	rgb(34, 143, 173)
HSL	hsl(193, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(193, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.3%, 17.3%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.07, -19.10, -24.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.07, 30.84, 231.74°)
OKLab	oklab(60.49% -0.0768 -0.0678)
OKLCH	oklch(60.49% 0.102 221.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.0218, 22.9999, 43.0167)
Luminance	0.2300 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228FAD #AD4022

analogous

#22AD86 #228FAD #2249AD

triadic

#228FAD #AD228F #8FAD22

tetradic

#228FAD #8622AD #AD4022 #49AD22

square

#228FAD #8622AD #AD4022 #49AD22

split-complementary

#228FAD #AD2249 #AD8622

monochromatic

#0E3A47 #18657A #228FAD #35B4D7 #68C7E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.75

#228FAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.60

#228FAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228FAD

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228FAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228FAD	1.00	3.75	5.60	5.60
#FFFFFF	3.75	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8BAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7EAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228fad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 143, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.102 221.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75b0c5',
    500: '#228fad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228fad;
$custom-light: #75b0c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228fad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.95,
    "s": 67.15,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60487,
    "c": 0.10249,
    "h": 221.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23002
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228FAD

secondary

#C77964

accent

#633EEA

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #228FAD

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

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