#227DBD#227DBD

#227DBD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.128 H 244.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#227DBD
RGB	rgb(34, 125, 189)
HSL	hsl(205, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(205, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(82%, 33.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.31, -3.14, -40.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.31, 40.95, 265.60°)
OKLab	oklab(56.93% -0.0545 -0.1161)
OKLCH	oklch(56.93% 0.128 244.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.1750, 18.6793, 50.8345)
Luminance	0.1868 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#227DBD #BD6222

analogous

#22BDAF #227DBD #222FBD

triadic

#227DBD #BD227D #7DBD22

tetradic

#227DBD #AF22BD #BD6222 #2FBD22

square

#227DBD #AF22BD #BD6222 #2FBD22

split-complementary

#227DBD #BD222F #BDAF22

monochromatic

#0F3855 #195B89 #227DBD #409CDD #73B7E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.43

#227DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.74

#227DBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #227DBD

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##227DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##227DBD	1.00	4.43	4.74	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F7FC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4971BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #227dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 125, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.128 244.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77a2d1',
    500: '#227dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #227dbd;
$custom-light: #77a2d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#227dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.774,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56932,
    "c": 0.12829,
    "h": 244.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#227DBD

secondary

#CD956E

accent

#843BEC

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F9

border

#C9CCD2

text

#0A0F14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #227DBD

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

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