#227699#227699

#227699 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.094 H 230.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#227699
RGB	rgb(34, 118, 153)
HSL	hsl(198, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(198, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 22.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.44, -12.28, -25.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.44, 28.71, 244.69°)
OKLab	oklab(53.29% -0.0599 -0.073)
OKLCH	oklch(53.29% 0.094 230.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.8856, 15.5953, 32.4619)
Luminance	0.1560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#227699 #994522

analogous

#229981 #227699 #223B99

triadic

#227699 #992276 #769922

tetradic

#227699 #812299 #994522 #3B9922

square

#227699 #812299 #994522 #3B9922

split-complementary

#227699 #99223B #998122

monochromatic

#0C2935 #174F67 #227699 #2D9DCB #5BB5DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#227699 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#227699 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #227699

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##227699	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##227699	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64749B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546998

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008082

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #227699;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 118, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.094 230.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#709db7',
    500: '#227699',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #227699;
$custom-light: #709db7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#227699",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 118,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.647,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53294,
    "c": 0.09443,
    "h": 230.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#227699

secondary

#BF7658

accent

#7241E7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #227699

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

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