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#225696 color: Florentine Lapis

#225696 is rgb(34, 86, 150) in RGB and oklch(45.291% 0.11832 255.417) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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213°
100%

45.3%
0.118
255°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • sky-800
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.40:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.84:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #225696

#225696 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 45.3% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 255°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast and black text 2.84:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Florentine Lapis (#1c5798). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #225696 mixed with white

  1. 225696
  2. 3966a1
  3. 4e77ac
  4. 6387b7
  5. 7998c1
  6. 8ea9cc
  7. a4bad6
  8. bacbe1
  9. d1dceb
  10. e8edf5

Darker: #225696 mixed with black

  1. 225696
  2. 1c4a82
  3. 163e6e
  4. 11325b
  5. 0b2749
  6. 071c37
  7. 031226
  8. 010816
  9. 000208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #225696 with less saturation

  1. 225696
  2. 295790
  3. 2f578a
  4. 355783
  5. 3b577d
  6. 405877
  7. 445770
  8. 49576a
  9. 4d5763
  10. 52565d

Questions about #225696

What color is #225696?

#225696 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Florentine Lapis. In RGB it is rgb(34, 86, 150), in HSL hsl(213.1, 63.04%, 36.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.291% 0.11832 255.417).

What colors go well with #225696?

The complementary color of #225696 is #7a4a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006183 and #514994. The triadic partners are #8b3540 and #366416.

Is white or black text more readable on #225696?

White text reads better on #225696: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and black gives 2.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #225696 a warm or cool color?

#225696 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 45.3% and its chroma 0.118.