#228FAF#228FAF

#228FAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.104 H 222.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228FAF
RGB	rgb(34, 143, 175)
HSL	hsl(194, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(194, 81%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.6%, 18.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.15, -18.41, -25.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.15, 31.24, 233.89°)
OKLab	oklab(60.58% -0.076 -0.0707)
OKLCH	oklch(60.58% 0.104 222.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.2168, 23.0779, 44.0435)
Luminance	0.2308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228FAF #AF4222

analogous

#22AF88 #228FAF #2248AF

triadic

#228FAF #AF228F #8FAF22

tetradic

#228FAF #8822AF #AF4222 #48AF22

square

#228FAF #8822AF #AF4222 #48AF22

split-complementary

#228FAF #AF2248 #AF8822

monochromatic

#0E3B49 #18657C #228FAF #36B3D8 #69C7E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#228FAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.62

#228FAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228FAF

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228FAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228FAF	1.00	3.74	5.62	5.62
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7EAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009999

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228faf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 143, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.104 222.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76b0c7',
    500: '#228faf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228faf;
$custom-light: #76b0c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228faf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.617,
    "s": 67.464,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60578,
    "c": 0.10386,
    "h": 222.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228FAF

secondary

#C87B65

accent

#653DEA

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #228FAF

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

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