#227498#227498

#227498 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.094 H 231.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#227498
RGB	rgb(34, 116, 152)
HSL	hsl(198, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(198, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.6%, 23.7%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.77, -11.49, -26.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.77, 28.80, 246.49°)
OKLab	oklab(52.74% -0.0583 -0.0743)
OKLCH	oklch(52.74% 0.094 231.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.5703, 15.0964, 31.9511)
Luminance	0.1510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#227498 #984622

analogous

#229881 #227498 #223998

triadic

#227498 #982274 #749822

tetradic

#227498 #812298 #984622 #399822

square

#227498 #812298 #984622 #399822

split-complementary

#227498 #982239 #988122

monochromatic

#0C2834 #174E66 #227498 #2D9ACA #5AB3DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#227498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#227498 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #227498

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##227498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##227498	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62739A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526797

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #227498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 116, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.094 231.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#709cb6',
    500: '#227498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #227498;
$custom-light: #709cb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#227498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.305,
    "s": 63.441,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52742,
    "c": 0.09444,
    "h": 231.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#227498

secondary

#BE7757

accent

#7441E6

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #227498

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

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