#227F99#227F99

#227F99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.092 H 221.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#227F99
RGB	rgb(34, 127, 153)
HSL	hsl(193, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(193, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 17%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.27, -17.32, -21.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.27, 27.66, 231.25°)
OKLab	oklab(55.56% -0.069 -0.0604)
OKLCH	oklch(55.56% 0.092 221.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.9964, 17.8170, 32.8322)
Luminance	0.1782 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#227F99 #993C22

analogous

#229978 #227F99 #224499

triadic

#227F99 #99227F #7F9922

tetradic

#227F99 #782299 #993C22 #449922

square

#227F99 #782299 #993C22 #449922

split-complementary

#227F99 #992244 #997822

monochromatic

#0C2C35 #175567 #227F99 #2DA9CB #5BBFDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#227F99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#227F99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #227F99

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##227F99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##227F99	1.00	4.60	4.56	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#707C9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#607099

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008787

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #227f99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 127, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.092 221.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a4b7',
    500: '#227f99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #227f99;
$custom-light: #71a4b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#227f99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 127,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.109,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55564,
    "c": 0.09167,
    "h": 221.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#227F99

secondary

#BF6E58

accent

#6541E7

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #227F99

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

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