#227C96#227C96

#227C96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.090 H 221.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#227C96
RGB	rgb(34, 124, 150)
HSL	hsl(193, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(193, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 17.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.20, -16.71, -21.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.20, 27.20, 232.10°)
OKLab	oklab(54.67% -0.0671 -0.0601)
OKLCH	oklch(54.67% 0.09 221.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.3701, 16.9558, 31.4164)
Luminance	0.1696 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#227C96 #963C22

analogous

#229676 #227C96 #224296

triadic

#227C96 #96227C #7C9622

tetradic

#227C96 #762296 #963C22 #429622

square

#227C96 #762296 #963C22 #429622

split-complementary

#227C96 #962242 #967622

monochromatic

#0B2A32 #175364 #227C96 #2DA5C8 #59BDD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#227C96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#227C96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #227C96

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##227C96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##227C96	1.00	4.78	4.39	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D7997

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D6E96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008484

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #227c96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 124, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.090 221.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70a2b5',
    500: '#227c96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #227c96;
$custom-light: #70a2b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#227c96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.448,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54665,
    "c": 0.09009,
    "h": 221.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16957
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#227C96

secondary

#BE6D56

accent

#6742E6

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #227C96

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

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