#227AA0#227AA0

#227AA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.099 H 231.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#227AA0
RGB	rgb(34, 122, 160)
HSL	hsl(198, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(198, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.8%, 23.7%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.00, -12.05, -27.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.00, 30.15, 246.44°)
OKLab	oklab(54.64% -0.0613 -0.0778)
OKLCH	oklch(54.64% 0.099 231.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.9618, 16.7955, 35.7569)
Luminance	0.1680 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#227AA0 #A04822

analogous

#22A087 #227AA0 #223BA0

triadic

#227AA0 #A0227A #7AA022

tetradic

#227AA0 #8722A0 #A04822 #3BA022

square

#227AA0 #8722A0 #A04822 #3BA022

split-complementary

#227AA0 #A0223B #A08722

monochromatic

#0D2D3B #17546E #227AA0 #2DA0D2 #5FB7DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.82

#227AA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.36

#227AA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #227AA0

4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##227AA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##227AA0	1.00	4.82	4.36	4.82
#FFFFFF	4.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6779A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566D9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008487

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #227aa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 122, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.099 231.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a0bc',
    500: '#227aa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #227aa0;
$custom-light: #71a0bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#227aa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 122,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.095,
    "s": 64.948,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54643,
    "c": 0.09905,
    "h": 231.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16797
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#227AA0

secondary

#C27B5C

accent

#7340E8

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #227AA0

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

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