#227EA6#227EA6

#227EA6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.103 H 232.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#227EA6
RGB	rgb(34, 126, 166)
HSL	hsl(198, 66%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(198, 80%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.5%, 24.1%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.51, -12.17, -28.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.51, 31.25, 247.08°)
OKLab	oklab(55.94% -0.063 -0.0811)
OKLCH	oklch(55.94% 0.103 232.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.0007, 18.0131, 38.7553)
Luminance	0.1802 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#227EA6 #A64A22

analogous

#22A68C #227EA6 #223CA6

triadic

#227EA6 #A6227E #7EA622

tetradic

#227EA6 #8C22A6 #A64A22 #3CA622

square

#227EA6 #8C22A6 #A64A22 #3CA622

split-complementary

#227EA6 #A6223C #A68C22

monochromatic

#0D3140 #185773 #227EA6 #30A3D5 #63BADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#227EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#227EA6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #227EA6

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##227EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##227EA6	1.00	4.56	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A7DA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5870A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00898B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #227ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 126, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.103 232.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73a3c0',
    500: '#227ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #227ea6;
$custom-light: #73a3c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#227ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.182,
    "s": 66,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55937,
    "c": 0.10269,
    "h": 232.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#227EA6

secondary

#C47E5F

accent

#723FE9

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF3F7

border

#C9CDD0

text

#090F12

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #227EA6

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

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