#227491#227491
#227491 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.088 H 226.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #227491 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 116, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 62%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 77%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.6%, 20%, 0%, 43.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.46, -13.99, -22.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.46, 26.70, 238.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.4% -0.0609 -0.0638) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.4% 0.088 226.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0138, 14.8738, 29.0203) |
| Luminance | 0.1487 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 1.32
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.36
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 4.44
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 4.81
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 5.79
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 6.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#227491 #913F22
analogous
#229177 #227491 #223C91
triadic
#227491 #912274 #749122
tetradic
#227491 #772291 #913F22 #3C9122
square
#227491 #772291 #913F22 #3C9122
split-complementary
#227491 #91223C #917722
monochromatic
#0B252E #164C5F #227491 #2E9CC3 #56B6D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.28
#227491 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.97
#227491 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #227491
5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##227491 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##227491 | 1.00 | 5.28 | 3.97 | 5.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#647292
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#556791
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007C7E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #227491; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 116, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.088 226.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6e9cb1',
500: '#227491',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #227491; $custom-light: #6e9cb1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#227491",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 116,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.676,
"s": 62.011,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52397,
"c": 0.08821,
"h": 226.3
},
"luminance": 0.14875
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#227491
secondary
#BB6F53
accent
#6D43E5
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F5
border
#C8CCCF
text
#080E10
muted
#7B7E7F