#227D9C#227D9C

#227D9C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.094 H 225.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#227D9C
RGB	rgb(34, 125, 156)
HSL	hsl(195, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(195, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.2%, 19.9%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.77, -15.16, -24.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.77, 28.48, 237.83°)
OKLab	oklab(55.2% -0.0658 -0.0676)
OKLCH	oklch(55.2% 0.094 225.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.9916, 17.4059, 34.0683)
Luminance	0.1741 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#227D9C #9C4122

analogous

#229C7E #227D9C #22409C

triadic

#227D9C #9C227D #7D9C22

tetradic

#227D9C #7E229C #9C4122 #409C22

square

#227D9C #7E229C #9C4122 #409C22

split-complementary

#227D9C #9C2240 #9C7E22

monochromatic

#0C2C38 #17556A #227D9C #2DA5CE #5DBBDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#227D9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#227D9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #227D9C

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##227D9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##227D9C	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C7A9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C6F9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008687

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #227d9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 125, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.094 225.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a2b9',
    500: '#227d9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #227d9c;
$custom-light: #71a2b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#227d9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.246,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55199,
    "c": 0.09434,
    "h": 225.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17408
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#227D9C

secondary

#C0745A

accent

#6B41E7

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF3F6

border

#C8CDD0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #227D9C

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

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