#227BA9#227BA9

#227BA9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.107 H 236.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#227BA9
RGB	rgb(34, 123, 169)
HSL	hsl(200, 67%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(200, 80%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.9%, 27.2%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.72, -9.36, -31.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.72, 33.12, 253.57°)
OKLab	oklab(55.35% -0.059 -0.0897)
OKLCH	oklch(55.35% 0.107 236.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.9012, 17.3687, 40.0956)
Luminance	0.1737 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#227BA9 #A95022

analogous

#22A993 #227BA9 #2238A9

triadic

#227BA9 #A9227B #7BA922

tetradic

#227BA9 #9322A9 #A95022 #38A922

square

#227BA9 #9322A9 #A95022 #38A922

split-complementary

#227BA9 #A92238 #A99322

monochromatic

#0D3143 #185676 #227BA9 #329ED6 #65B6E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#227BA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#227BA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #227BA9

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##227BA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##227BA9	1.00	4.69	4.47	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#657BAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536EA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00878B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #227ba9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 123, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.107 236.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73a1c2',
    500: '#227ba9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #227ba9;
$custom-light: #73a1c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#227ba9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.444,
    "s": 66.502,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55352,
    "c": 0.10743,
    "h": 236.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17371
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#227BA9

secondary

#C58361

accent

#793EE9

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#090E12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #227BA9

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

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