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#227bc9

a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
34, 123, 201
HSL
208°, 71%, 46%
CMYK
83, 39, 0, 21
Luminance
0.1872

Every format

HEX#227bc9
RGBrgb(34, 123, 201)
HSLhsl(208, 71%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 39%, 0%, 21%)
LABlab(50.4 2.6 -47.6)
LCHlch(50.4 47.7 273.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.572 0.145 250.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #227bc9;
background-color: #227bc9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#227bc9] bg-[#227bc9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #227bc9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.133, green: 0.482, blue: 0.788)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#227bc9")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#227bc9 on white: 4.43:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#227bc9 on black: 4.74:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red13.3%
Green48.2%
Blue78.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan83.1%
Magenta38.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)21.2%

Color previews

#227bc9 text on a black background

contrast 4.74:1

Card sample

#227bc9 text on a white background

contrast 4.43:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #227bc9;
Background color
Panel with #227bc9 background
background-color: #227bc9;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #227bc9;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(34, 123, 201, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(34, 123, 201, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #227bc9;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #227bc9, #3822C9);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #227bc9

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #227bc9 in the Color Lab