#229EB4#229EB4

#229EB4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.106 H 213.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229EB4
RGB	rgb(34, 158, 180)
HSL	hsl(189, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(189, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.1%, 12.2%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.97, -24.59, -20.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.97, 32.13, 220.07°)
OKLab	oklab(64.52% -0.0885 -0.0577)
OKLCH	oklch(64.52% 0.106 213.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.1212, 28.0864, 47.4792)
Luminance	0.2809 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229EB4 #B43822

analogous

#22B481 #229EB4 #2255B4

triadic

#229EB4 #B4229E #9EB422

tetradic

#229EB4 #8122B4 #B43822 #55B422

square

#229EB4 #8122B4 #B43822 #55B422

split-complementary

#229EB4 #B42255 #B48122

monochromatic

#0F444D #187181 #229EB4 #3AC2DA #6DD2E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.17

#229EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.62

#229EB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229EB4

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229EB4	1.00	3.17	6.62	6.62
#FFFFFF	3.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E98B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8AB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7A5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 158, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.106 213.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78bbca',
    500: '#229eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229eb4;
$custom-light: #78bbca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.041,
    "s": 68.224,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64517,
    "c": 0.10566,
    "h": 213.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.28089
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229EB4

secondary

#CA7768

accent

#573DEB

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #229EB4

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

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