#227FA3#227FA3
#227FA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.099 H 229.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #227FA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 127, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 65%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 79%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.1%, 22.1%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.69, -13.81, -26.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.69, 30.12, 242.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.04% -0.0651 -0.0752) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.04% 0.099 229.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.8572, 18.1614, 37.3657) |
| Luminance | 0.1816 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 2.64
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 3.09
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 4.51
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 5.29
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 5.69
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#227FA3 #A34622
analogous
#22A386 #227FA3 #223EA3
triadic
#227FA3 #A3227F #7FA322
tetradic
#227FA3 #8622A3 #A34622 #3EA322
square
#227FA3 #8622A3 #A34622 #3EA322
split-complementary
#227FA3 #A3223E #A38622
monochromatic
#0D303E #175870 #227FA3 #2FA6D4 #61BBDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.53
#227FA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.63
#227FA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #227FA3
4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##227FA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##227FA3 | 1.00 | 4.53 | 4.63 | 4.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C7DA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B71A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00898B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #227fa3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 127, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.099 229.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72a4be',
500: '#227fa3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #227fa3; $custom-light: #72a4be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#227fa3",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 127,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.744,
"s": 65.482,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56037,
"c": 0.09948,
"h": 229.1
},
"luminance": 0.18163
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#227FA3
secondary
#C37A5E
accent
#6F3FE8
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EDF4F6
border
#C8CED0
text
#090F12
muted
#7B7F81