#227AA5#227AA5

#227AA5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.104 H 235.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#227AA5
RGB	rgb(34, 122, 165)
HSL	hsl(200, 66%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(200, 79%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 26.1%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.23, -10.24, -30.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.23, 31.90, 251.27°)
OKLab	oklab(54.9% -0.0595 -0.0853)
OKLCH	oklch(54.9% 0.104 235.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.4080, 16.9740, 38.1070)
Luminance	0.1698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#227AA5 #A54D22

analogous

#22A58F #227AA5 #2238A5

triadic

#227AA5 #A5227A #7AA522

tetradic

#227AA5 #8F22A5 #A54D22 #38A522

square

#227AA5 #8F22A5 #A54D22 #38A522

split-complementary

#227AA5 #A52238 #A58F22

monochromatic

#0D2F40 #185472 #227AA5 #309ED4 #63B6DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#227AA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#227AA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #227AA5

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##227AA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##227AA5	1.00	4.78	4.40	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6579A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546DA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008589

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #227aa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 122, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.104 235.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a0c0',
    500: '#227aa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #227aa5;
$custom-light: #72a0c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#227aa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 122,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.695,
    "s": 65.829,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54898,
    "c": 0.10395,
    "h": 235.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#227AA5

secondary

#C4805F

accent

#773FE9

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F7

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #227AA5

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

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