#229DBD#229DBD

#229DBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.111 H 220.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229DBD
RGB	rgb(34, 157, 189)
HSL	hsl(192, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(192, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(82%, 16.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.00, -21.07, -25.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.00, 33.24, 230.65°)
OKLab	oklab(64.66% -0.0839 -0.072)
OKLCH	oklch(64.66% 0.111 220.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.8981, 28.1254, 52.4088)
Luminance	0.2813 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229DBD #BD4222

analogous

#22BD8F #229DBD #224FBD

triadic

#229DBD #BD229D #9DBD22

tetradic

#229DBD #8F22BD #BD4222 #4FBD22

square

#229DBD #8F22BD #BD4222 #4FBD22

split-complementary

#229DBD #BD224F #BD8F22

monochromatic

#0F4755 #197289 #229DBD #40BCDD #73CEE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.17

#229DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.63

#229DBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229DBD

6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229DBD	1.00	3.17	6.63	6.63
#FFFFFF	3.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A99BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#768ABD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 157, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.111 220.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79bad1',
    500: '#229dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229dbd;
$custom-light: #79bad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.387,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64658,
    "c": 0.1106,
    "h": 220.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.28128
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229DBD

secondary

#CD826E

accent

#603BEC

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F9

border

#CAD0D2

text

#0B1114

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #229DBD

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

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