#227BA5#227BA5

#227BA5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.103 H 234.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#227BA5
RGB	rgb(34, 123, 165)
HSL	hsl(199, 66%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(199, 79%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 25.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.54, -10.82, -29.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.54, 31.63, 250.00°)
OKLab	oklab(55.15% -0.0604 -0.0838)
OKLCH	oklch(55.15% 0.103 234.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.5314, 17.2208, 38.1481)
Luminance	0.1722 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#227BA5 #A54C22

analogous

#22A58E #227BA5 #2239A5

triadic

#227BA5 #A5227B #7BA522

tetradic

#227BA5 #8E22A5 #A54C22 #39A522

square

#227BA5 #8E22A5 #A54C22 #39A522

split-complementary

#227BA5 #A52239 #A58E22

monochromatic

#0D2F40 #185572 #227BA5 #30A0D4 #63B7DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#227BA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#227BA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #227BA5

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##227BA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##227BA5	1.00	4.72	4.44	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#667AA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556EA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008689

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #227ba5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 123, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.103 234.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a1c0',
    500: '#227ba5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #227ba5;
$custom-light: #72a1c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#227ba5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.237,
    "s": 65.829,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55145,
    "c": 0.10335,
    "h": 234.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#227BA5

secondary

#C47F5F

accent

#753FE9

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F7

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #227BA5

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

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