#229EB5#229EB5

#229EB5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.106 H 213.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229EB5
RGB	rgb(34, 158, 181)
HSL	hsl(189, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(189, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.2%, 12.7%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.00, -24.26, -21.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.00, 32.21, 221.14°)
OKLab	oklab(64.56% -0.0881 -0.0592)
OKLCH	oklch(64.56% 0.106 213.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.2234, 28.1273, 48.0176)
Luminance	0.2813 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229EB5 #B53922

analogous

#22B583 #229EB5 #2254B5

triadic

#229EB5 #B5229E #9EB522

tetradic

#229EB5 #8322B5 #B53922 #54B522

square

#229EB5 #8322B5 #B53922 #54B522

split-complementary

#229EB5 #B52254 #B58322

monochromatic

#0F444E #187181 #229EB5 #3AC1DA #6ED1E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.17

#229EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.63

#229EB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229EB5

6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229EB5	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)

#8D99B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8BB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7A5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 158, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.106 213.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78bbcb',
    500: '#229eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229eb5;
$custom-light: #78bbcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.388,
    "s": 68.372,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64559,
    "c": 0.10612,
    "h": 213.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2813
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229EB5

secondary

#CA7869

accent

#583DEB

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #229EB5

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

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