#227C99#227C99

#227C99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.092 H 224.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#227C99
RGB	rgb(34, 124, 153)
HSL	hsl(195, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(195, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 19%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.33, -15.66, -23.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.33, 27.85, 235.79°)
OKLab	oklab(54.81% -0.0659 -0.0646)
OKLCH	oklch(54.81% 0.092 224.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.6147, 17.0536, 32.7049)
Luminance	0.1706 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#227C99 #993F22

analogous

#22997B #227C99 #224199

triadic

#227C99 #99227C #7C9922

tetradic

#227C99 #7B2299 #993F22 #419922

square

#227C99 #7B2299 #993F22 #419922

split-complementary

#227C99 #992241 #997B22

monochromatic

#0C2B35 #175367 #227C99 #2DA5CB #5BBBDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#227C99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#227C99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #227C99

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##227C99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##227C99	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C799A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C6E99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008585

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #227c99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 124, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.092 224.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70a2b7',
    500: '#227c99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #227c99;
$custom-light: #70a2b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#227c99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.622,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54805,
    "c": 0.09228,
    "h": 224.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17055
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#227C99

secondary

#BF7158

accent

#6941E7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #227C99

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

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