#227D9D#227D9D

#227D9D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.095 H 226.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#227D9D
RGB	rgb(34, 125, 157)
HSL	hsl(196, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(196, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.3%, 20.4%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.81, -14.81, -24.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.81, 28.74, 238.98°)
OKLab	oklab(55.25% -0.0654 -0.0691)
OKLCH	oklch(55.25% 0.095 226.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.0766, 17.4399, 34.5161)
Luminance	0.1744 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#227D9D #9D4222

analogous

#229D80 #227D9D #223F9D

triadic

#227D9D #9D227D #7D9D22

tetradic

#227D9D #80229D #9D4222 #3F9D22

square

#227D9D #80229D #9D4222 #3F9D22

split-complementary

#227D9D #9D223F #9D8022

monochromatic

#0C2D38 #17556B #227D9D #2DA5CF #5DBBDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#227D9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#227D9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #227D9D

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##227D9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##227D9D	1.00	4.68	4.49	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C7B9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B6F9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008688

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #227d9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 125, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.095 226.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a2ba',
    500: '#227d9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #227d9d;
$custom-light: #71a2ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#227d9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.61,
    "s": 64.398,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55246,
    "c": 0.09515,
    "h": 226.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17442
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#227D9D

secondary

#C1755A

accent

#6C40E7

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF3F6

border

#C8CDD0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #227D9D

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

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