#227CA0#227CA0

#227CA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.098 H 229.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#227CA0
RGB	rgb(34, 124, 160)
HSL	hsl(197, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(197, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.8%, 22.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.63, -13.19, -26.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.63, 29.75, 243.69°)
OKLab	oklab(55.14% -0.0632 -0.075)
OKLCH	oklch(55.14% 0.098 229.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.2099, 17.2917, 35.8396)
Luminance	0.1729 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#227CA0 #A04622

analogous

#22A085 #227CA0 #223DA0

triadic

#227CA0 #A0227C #7CA022

tetradic

#227CA0 #8522A0 #A04622 #3DA022

square

#227CA0 #8522A0 #A04622 #3DA022

split-complementary

#227CA0 #A0223D #A08522

monochromatic

#0D2E3B #17556E #227CA0 #2DA3D2 #5FB9DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#227CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#227CA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #227CA0

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##227CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##227CA0	1.00	4.71	4.46	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#697AA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596E9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008688

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #227ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 124, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.098 229.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a2bc',
    500: '#227ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #227ca0;
$custom-light: #72a2bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#227ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.143,
    "s": 64.948,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55142,
    "c": 0.0981,
    "h": 229.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17293
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#227CA0

secondary

#C2795C

accent

#7040E8

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090F12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #227CA0

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

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