#227599#227599

#227599 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.095 H 231.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#227599
RGB	rgb(34, 117, 153)
HSL	hsl(198, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(198, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 23.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.12, -11.70, -26.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.12, 28.92, 246.13°)
OKLab	oklab(53.04% -0.0589 -0.0744)
OKLCH	oklch(53.04% 0.095 231.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.7684, 15.3610, 32.4228)
Luminance	0.1536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#227599 #994622

analogous

#229982 #227599 #223A99

triadic

#227599 #992275 #759922

tetradic

#227599 #822299 #994622 #3A9922

square

#227599 #822299 #994622 #3A9922

split-complementary

#227599 #99223A #998222

monochromatic

#0C2835 #174F67 #227599 #2D9BCB #5BB4DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#227599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#227599 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #227599

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##227599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##227599	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63749B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536898

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #227599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 117, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.095 231.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#709cb7',
    500: '#227599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #227599;
$custom-light: #709cb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#227599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 117,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.151,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53043,
    "c": 0.09491,
    "h": 231.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15363
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#227599

secondary

#BF7758

accent

#7341E7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #227599

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

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