#227CA1#227CA1

#227CA1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.099 H 230.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#227CA1
RGB	rgb(34, 124, 161)
HSL	hsl(197, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(197, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.9%, 23%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.67, -12.83, -27.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.67, 30.06, 244.73°)
OKLab	oklab(55.19% -0.0629 -0.0765)
OKLCH	oklch(55.19% 0.099 230.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.2977, 17.3269, 36.3022)
Luminance	0.1733 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#227CA1 #A14722

analogous

#22A186 #227CA1 #223DA1

triadic

#227CA1 #A1227C #7CA122

tetradic

#227CA1 #8622A1 #A14722 #3DA122

square

#227CA1 #8622A1 #A14722 #3DA122

split-complementary

#227CA1 #A1223D #A18622

monochromatic

#0D2E3C #17556E #227CA1 #2DA3D3 #60B9DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#227CA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#227CA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #227CA1

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##227CA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##227CA1	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#697AA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586EA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008688

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #227ca1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 124, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.099 230.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a2bd',
    500: '#227ca1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #227ca1;
$custom-light: #72a2bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#227ca1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.48,
    "s": 65.128,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55191,
    "c": 0.09901,
    "h": 230.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17329
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#227CA1

secondary

#C27A5D

accent

#7140E8

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090F12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #227CA1

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

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