#227BBD#227BBD

#227BBD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.130 H 246.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#227BBD
RGB	rgb(34, 123, 189)
HSL	hsl(206, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(206, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(82%, 34.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.71, -1.94, -41.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.71, 41.82, 267.34°)
OKLab	oklab(56.46% -0.0528 -0.1189)
OKLCH	oklch(56.46% 0.13 246.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.9244, 18.1780, 50.7510)
Luminance	0.1818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#227BBD #BD6422

analogous

#22BDB1 #227BBD #222EBD

triadic

#227BBD #BD227B #7BBD22

tetradic

#227BBD #B122BD #BD6422 #2EBD22

square

#227BBD #B122BD #BD6422 #2EBD22

split-complementary

#227BBD #BD222E #BDB122

monochromatic

#0F3755 #195989 #227BBD #409ADD #73B5E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#227BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#227BBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #227BBD

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##227BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##227BBD	1.00	4.53	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C7EC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4570BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #227bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 123, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.130 246.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77a0d1',
    500: '#227bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #227bbd;
$custom-light: #77a0d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#227bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.548,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5646,
    "c": 0.13011,
    "h": 246.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#227BBD

secondary

#CD966E

accent

#873BEC

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F9

border

#C9CCD2

text

#0A0E14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #227BBD

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

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