#227EA3#227EA3

#227EA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.100 H 230.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#227EA3
RGB	rgb(34, 126, 163)
HSL	hsl(197, 65%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(197, 79%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.1%, 22.7%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.38, -13.25, -27.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.38, 30.30, 244.07°)
OKLab	oklab(55.79% -0.0641 -0.0766)
OKLCH	oklch(55.79% 0.1 230.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.7287, 17.9043, 37.3228)
Luminance	0.1791 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#227EA3 #A34722

analogous

#22A387 #227EA3 #223EA3

triadic

#227EA3 #A3227E #7EA322

tetradic

#227EA3 #8722A3 #A34722 #3EA322

square

#227EA3 #8722A3 #A34722 #3EA322

split-complementary

#227EA3 #A3223E #A38722

monochromatic

#0D303E #175770 #227EA3 #2FA4D4 #61BADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#227EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#227EA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #227EA3

4.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##227EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##227EA3	1.00	4.58	4.58	4.58
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B7CA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A70A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00888A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #227ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 126, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.100 230.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a3be',
    500: '#227ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #227ea3;
$custom-light: #72a3be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#227ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.209,
    "s": 65.482,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55788,
    "c": 0.09991,
    "h": 230.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17906
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#227EA3

secondary

#C37B5E

accent

#703FE8

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF3F6

border

#C8CDD0

text

#090F12

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #227EA3

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

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