#227B99#227B99

#227B99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.093 H 225.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#227B99
RGB	rgb(34, 123, 153)
HSL	hsl(195, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(195, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 19.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.01, -15.10, -23.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.01, 27.95, 237.29°)
OKLab	oklab(54.55% -0.0649 -0.066)
OKLCH	oklch(54.55% 0.093 225.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.4900, 16.8043, 32.6634)
Luminance	0.1681 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#227B99 #994022

analogous

#22997C #227B99 #224099

triadic

#227B99 #99227B #7B9922

tetradic

#227B99 #7C2299 #994022 #409922

square

#227B99 #7C2299 #994022 #409922

split-complementary

#227B99 #992240 #997C22

monochromatic

#0C2A35 #175367 #227B99 #2DA3CB #5BBADB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.82

#227B99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.36

#227B99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #227B99

4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##227B99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##227B99	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)

#6B789B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B6D99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008485

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #227b99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 123, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.093 225.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70a1b7',
    500: '#227b99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #227b99;
$custom-light: #70a1b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#227b99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.126,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54552,
    "c": 0.09256,
    "h": 225.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16806
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#227B99

secondary

#BF7258

accent

#6B41E7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #227B99

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

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