#227EA0#227EA0

#227EA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.097 H 227.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#227EA0
RGB	rgb(34, 126, 160)
HSL	hsl(196, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(196, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.8%, 21.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.25, -14.31, -25.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.25, 29.42, 240.88°)
OKLab	oklab(55.64% -0.0652 -0.0722)
OKLCH	oklch(55.64% 0.097 227.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.4631, 17.7981, 35.9240)
Luminance	0.1780 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#227EA0 #A04422

analogous

#22A083 #227EA0 #223FA0

triadic

#227EA0 #A0227E #7EA022

tetradic

#227EA0 #8322A0 #A04422 #3FA022

square

#227EA0 #8322A0 #A04422 #3FA022

split-complementary

#227EA0 #A0223F #A08322

monochromatic

#0D2F3B #17566E #227EA0 #2DA6D2 #5FBBDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#227EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#227EA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #227EA0

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##227EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##227EA0	1.00	4.61	4.56	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C7CA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B70A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008889

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #227ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 126, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.097 227.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a3bc',
    500: '#227ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #227ea0;
$custom-light: #72a3bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#227ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.19,
    "s": 64.948,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55641,
    "c": 0.0973,
    "h": 227.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.178
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#227EA0

secondary

#C2775C

accent

#6D40E8

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF3F6

border

#C8CDD0

text

#090F12

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #227EA0

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

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