#227BA1#227BA1

#227BA1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.099 H 231.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#227BA1
RGB	rgb(34, 123, 161)
HSL	hsl(198, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(198, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.9%, 23.6%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.36, -12.26, -27.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.36, 30.26, 246.10°)
OKLab	oklab(54.94% -0.0619 -0.0779)
OKLCH	oklch(54.94% 0.099 231.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.1731, 17.0775, 36.2606)
Luminance	0.1708 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#227BA1 #A14822

analogous

#22A187 #227BA1 #223BA1

triadic

#227BA1 #A1227B #7BA122

tetradic

#227BA1 #8722A1 #A14822 #3BA122

square

#227BA1 #8722A1 #A14822 #3BA122

split-complementary

#227BA1 #A1223B #A18722

monochromatic

#0D2E3C #17546E #227BA1 #2DA1D3 #60B8DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#227BA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#227BA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #227BA1

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##227BA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##227BA1	1.00	4.76	4.42	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#687AA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576EA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008588

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #227ba1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 123, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.099 231.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a1bd',
    500: '#227ba1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #227ba1;
$custom-light: #72a1bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#227ba1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.953,
    "s": 65.128,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54942,
    "c": 0.09949,
    "h": 231.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17079
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#227BA1

secondary

#C27B5D

accent

#7240E8

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #227BA1

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

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