#227EA1#227EA1

#227EA1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.098 H 228.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#227EA1
RGB	rgb(34, 126, 161)
HSL	hsl(197, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(197, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.9%, 21.7%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.29, -13.96, -26.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.29, 29.70, 241.97°)
OKLab	oklab(55.69% -0.0648 -0.0737)
OKLCH	oklch(55.69% 0.098 228.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.5509, 17.8332, 36.3866)
Luminance	0.1784 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#227EA1 #A14522

analogous

#22A184 #227EA1 #223FA1

triadic

#227EA1 #A1227E #7EA122

tetradic

#227EA1 #8422A1 #A14522 #3FA122

square

#227EA1 #8422A1 #A14522 #3FA122

split-complementary

#227EA1 #A1223F #A18422

monochromatic

#0D2F3C #17566E #227EA1 #2DA5D3 #60BBDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#227EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#227EA1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #227EA1

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##227EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##227EA1	1.00	4.60	4.57	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C7CA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B70A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00888A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #227ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 126, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.098 228.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a3bd',
    500: '#227ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #227ea1;
$custom-light: #72a3bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#227ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.535,
    "s": 65.128,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5569,
    "c": 0.09815,
    "h": 228.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#227EA1

secondary

#C2795D

accent

#6E40E8

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF3F6

border

#C8CDD0

text

#090F12

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #227EA1

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

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