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#223d85 color: Blue Oblivion

#223d85 is rgb(34, 61, 133) in RGB and oklch(38.319% 0.12539 265.366) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

38.3%
0.125
265°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.12:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.07:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #223d85

#223d85 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 38.3% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 265°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.12:1 contrast and black text 2.07:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Oblivion (#26428b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #223d85 mixed with white

  1. 223d85
  2. 355092
  3. 49639e
  4. 5e76ab
  5. 7389b7
  6. 899cc4
  7. a0afd0
  8. b7c3dc
  9. ced7e8
  10. e6ebf3

Darker: #223d85 mixed with black

  1. 223d85
  2. 1c3473
  3. 162b61
  4. 112250
  5. 0b1a40
  6. 071230
  7. 030a21
  8. 010413
  9. 000106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #223d85 with less saturation

  1. 223d85
  2. 253e7f
  3. 294078
  4. 2c4172
  5. 30426b
  6. 334265
  7. 36435e
  8. 394358
  9. 3d4351
  10. 40434a

Questions about #223d85

What color is #223d85?

#223d85 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Blue Oblivion. In RGB it is rgb(34, 61, 133), in HSL hsl(223.64, 59.28%, 32.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.319% 0.12539 265.366).

What colors go well with #223d85?

The complementary color of #223d85 is #5a3e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004a73 and #4a307d. The triadic partners are #781d1d and #00530e.

Is white or black text more readable on #223d85?

White text reads better on #223d85: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and black gives 2.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #223d85 a warm or cool color?

#223d85 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 265 degrees, its lightness 38.3% and its chroma 0.125.