#228FBD#228FBD

#228FBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.115 H 232.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228FBD
RGB	rgb(34, 143, 189)
HSL	hsl(198, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(198, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(82%, 24.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.74, -13.52, -32.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.74, 35.01, 247.29°)
OKLab	oklab(61.25% -0.0708 -0.0911)
OKLCH	oklch(61.25% 0.115 232.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.6637, 23.6567, 51.6641)
Luminance	0.2366 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228FBD #BD5022

analogous

#22BD9D #228FBD #2242BD

triadic

#228FBD #BD228F #8FBD22

tetradic

#228FBD #9D22BD #BD5022 #42BD22

square

#228FBD #9D22BD #BD5022 #42BD22

split-complementary

#228FBD #BD2242 #BD9D22

monochromatic

#0F4155 #196889 #228FBD #40AEDD #73C4E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#228FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.73

#228FBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228FBD

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228FBD	1.00	3.66	5.73	5.73
#FFFFFF	3.66	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788DBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647FBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009B9F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 143, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.115 232.1);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.806,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61245,
    "c": 0.11539,
    "h": 232.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23659
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228FBD

secondary

#CD8A6E

accent

#703BEC

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0A1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #228FBD

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

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