#227EA4#227EA4

#227EA4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.101 H 230.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#227EA4
RGB	rgb(34, 126, 164)
HSL	hsl(198, 66%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(198, 79%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.3%, 23.2%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.42, -12.89, -27.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.42, 30.61, 245.09°)
OKLab	oklab(55.84% -0.0637 -0.0781)
OKLCH	oklch(55.84% 0.101 230.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.8187, 17.9403, 37.7966)
Luminance	0.1794 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#227EA4 #A44822

analogous

#22A489 #227EA4 #223DA4

triadic

#227EA4 #A4227E #7EA422

tetradic

#227EA4 #8922A4 #A44822 #3DA422

square

#227EA4 #8922A4 #A44822 #3DA422

split-complementary

#227EA4 #A4223D #A48922

monochromatic

#0D303F #175771 #227EA4 #2FA4D4 #62BADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#227EA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#227EA4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #227EA4

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##227EA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##227EA4	1.00	4.58	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B7CA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5970A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00888B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #227ea4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 126, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.101 230.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a3bf',
    500: '#227ea4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #227ea4;
$custom-light: #72a3bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#227ea4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.538,
    "s": 65.657,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55837,
    "c": 0.10083,
    "h": 230.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17942
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#227EA4

secondary

#C47C5E

accent

#713FE9

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF3F7

border

#C8CDD0

text

#090F12

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #227EA4

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

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