#229DC9#229DC9

#229DC9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.119 H 228.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229DC9
RGB	rgb(34, 157, 201)
HSL	hsl(196, 71%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(196, 83%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.1%, 21.9%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.49, -16.96, -31.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.49, 35.94, 241.84°)
OKLab	oklab(65.21% -0.0794 -0.0892)
OKLCH	oklch(65.21% 0.119 228.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.2549, 28.6681, 59.5549)
Luminance	0.2867 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229DC9 #C94E22

analogous

#22C9A1 #229DC9 #224AC9

triadic

#229DC9 #C9229D #9DC922

tetradic

#229DC9 #A122C9 #C94E22 #4AC922

square

#229DC9 #A122C9 #C94E22 #4AC922

split-complementary

#229DC9 #C9224A #C9A122

monochromatic

#104B60 #197495 #229DC9 #48B8E0 #7CCCE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.12

#229DC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.73

#229DC9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229DC9

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229DC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229DC9	1.00	3.12	6.73	6.73
#FFFFFF	3.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#869ACB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#708BC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A9AC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229dc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 157, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.119 228.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7bbad9',
    500: '#229dc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229dc9;
$custom-light: #7bbad9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229dc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.808,
    "s": 71.064,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65208,
    "c": 0.11943,
    "h": 228.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.28671
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229DC9

secondary

#D18E76

accent

#693AEE

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#EFF6FA

border

#CAD0D3

text

#0B1114

muted

#7C8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #229DC9

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

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