#227495#227495
#227495 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.092 H 229.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #227495 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 116, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 63%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 77%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.2%, 22.1%, 0%, 41.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.63, -12.56, -24.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.63, 27.84, 243.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.59% -0.0594 -0.0698) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.59% 0.092 229.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3277, 14.9993, 30.6734) |
| Luminance | 0.1500 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 1.51
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 2.98
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 3.68
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.67
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 5.88
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#227495 #954322
analogous
#22957C #227495 #223A95
triadic
#227495 #952274 #749522
tetradic
#227495 #7C2295 #954322 #3A9522
square
#227495 #7C2295 #954322 #3A9522
split-complementary
#227495 #95223A #957C22
monochromatic
#0B2631 #174D63 #227495 #2D9BC7 #58B4D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.25
#227495 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.00
#227495 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #227495
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##227495 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##227495 | 1.00 | 5.25 | 4.00 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#637297
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#546795
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007D7F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #227495; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 116, 149); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.092 229.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6f9cb4',
500: '#227495',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #227495; $custom-light: #6f9cb4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#227495",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 116,
"b": 149
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.217,
"s": 62.842,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52592,
"c": 0.09166,
"h": 229.6
},
"luminance": 0.15001
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#227495
secondary
#BD7356
accent
#7142E6
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EDF2F6
border
#C8CCD0
text
#080E11
muted
#7B7E80