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#224890 color: Nuit Blanche

#224890 is rgb(34, 72, 144) in RGB and oklch(41.63% 0.12701 261.681) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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219°
100%

41.6%
0.127
262°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.76:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.40:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #224890

#224890 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 41.6% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 262°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.76:1 contrast and black text 2.4:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Nuit Blanche (#1e488f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #224890 mixed with white

  1. 224890
  2. 375a9c
  3. 4b6ca7
  4. 607eb3
  5. 7590be
  6. 8ba2c9
  7. a2b4d4
  8. b8c6df
  9. cfd9ea
  10. e7ecf4

Darker: #224890 mixed with black

  1. 224890
  2. 1c3d7d
  3. 16336a
  4. 112957
  5. 0b1f45
  6. 071634
  7. 030d24
  8. 010615
  9. 000207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #224890 with less saturation

  1. 224890
  2. 274989
  3. 2c4a83
  4. 304b7c
  5. 344c76
  6. 394c6f
  7. 3d4c68
  8. 414c61
  9. 444c5a
  10. 484c53

Questions about #224890

What color is #224890?

#224890 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Nuit Blanche. In RGB it is rgb(34, 72, 144), in HSL hsl(219.27, 61.8%, 34.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.63% 0.12701 261.681).

What colors go well with #224890?

The complementary color of #224890 is #684400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00547c and #4f3b8a. The triadic partners are #83262b and #175c0f.

Is white or black text more readable on #224890?

White text reads better on #224890: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and black gives 2.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #224890 a warm or cool color?

#224890 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 262 degrees, its lightness 41.6% and its chroma 0.127.