#228FAE#228FAE

#228FAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.103 H 222.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228FAE
RGB	rgb(34, 143, 174)
HSL	hsl(193, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(193, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.5%, 17.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.11, -18.76, -24.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.11, 31.03, 232.82°)
OKLab	oklab(60.53% -0.0764 -0.0693)
OKLCH	oklch(60.53% 0.103 222.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.1189, 23.0387, 43.5282)
Luminance	0.2304 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228FAE #AE4122

analogous

#22AE87 #228FAE #2249AE

triadic

#228FAE #AE228F #8FAE22

tetradic

#228FAE #8722AE #AE4122 #49AE22

square

#228FAE #8722AE #AE4122 #49AE22

split-complementary

#228FAE #AE2249 #AE8722

monochromatic

#0E3B48 #18657B #228FAE #36B4D8 #69C7E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#228FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.61

#228FAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228FAE

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228FAE	1.00	3.74	5.61	5.61
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8BB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7EAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009999

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 143, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.103 222.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75b0c6',
    500: '#228fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228fae;
$custom-light: #75b0c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.286,
    "s": 67.308,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60532,
    "c": 0.10317,
    "h": 222.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23041
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228FAE

secondary

#C77A64

accent

#643EEA

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #228FAE

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

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