#227F9F#227F9F

#227F9F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.096 H 226.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#227F9F
RGB	rgb(34, 127, 159)
HSL	hsl(195, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(195, 79%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.6%, 20.1%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.52, -15.22, -24.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.52, 29.01, 238.35°)
OKLab	oklab(55.84% -0.0666 -0.0693)
OKLCH	oklch(55.84% 0.096 226.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.5045, 18.0203, 35.5080)
Luminance	0.1802 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#227F9F #9F4222

analogous

#229F80 #227F9F #22409F

triadic

#227F9F #9F227F #7F9F22

tetradic

#227F9F #80229F #9F4222 #409F22

square

#227F9F #80229F #9F4222 #409F22

split-complementary

#227F9F #9F2240 #9F8022

monochromatic

#0C2E3A #17576D #227F9F #2DA7D1 #5FBCDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#227F9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#227F9F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #227F9F

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##227F9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##227F9F	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)

#6E7CA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D719F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00888A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #227f9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 127, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.096 226.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a4bb',
    500: '#227f9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #227f9f;
$custom-light: #72a4bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#227f9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 127,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.36,
    "s": 64.767,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55844,
    "c": 0.09612,
    "h": 226.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#227F9F

secondary

#C1755B

accent

#6B40E8

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F12

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #227F9F

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

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