#227BA8#227BA8

#227BA8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.106 H 236.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#227BA8
RGB	rgb(34, 123, 168)
HSL	hsl(200, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(200, 80%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 26.8%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.67, -9.73, -31.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.67, 32.73, 252.71°)
OKLab	oklab(55.3% -0.0594 -0.0883)
OKLCH	oklch(55.3% 0.106 236.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.8077, 17.3313, 39.6030)
Luminance	0.1733 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#227BA8 #A84F22

analogous

#22A892 #227BA8 #2238A8

triadic

#227BA8 #A8227B #7BA822

tetradic

#227BA8 #9222A8 #A84F22 #38A822

square

#227BA8 #9222A8 #A84F22 #38A822

split-complementary

#227BA8 #A82238 #A89222

monochromatic

#0D3042 #185675 #227BA8 #329ED5 #65B6E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#227BA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#227BA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #227BA8

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##227BA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##227BA8	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#657BAA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536EA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00878A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #227ba8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 123, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.106 236.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73a1c2',
    500: '#227ba8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #227ba8;
$custom-light: #73a1c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#227ba8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.149,
    "s": 66.337,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.553,
    "c": 0.1064,
    "h": 236.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#227BA8

secondary

#C58261

accent

#783FE9

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F7

border

#C9CCD0

text

#090E12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #227BA8

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

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