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#225786 color: Stunning Sapphire

#225786 is rgb(34, 87, 134) in RGB and oklch(44.511% 0.09548 248.528) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

44.5%
0.095
249°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • sky-800
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.57:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.78:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #225786

#225786 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 44.5% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.57:1 contrast and black text 2.78:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Stunning Sapphire (#185887). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #225786 mixed with white

  1. 225786
  2. 396792
  3. 4f779e
  4. 6487aa
  5. 7998b6
  6. 8fa9c3
  7. a4b9cf
  8. bbcbdb
  9. d1dce7
  10. e8edf3

Darker: #225786 mixed with black

  1. 225786
  2. 1c4b74
  3. 163e62
  4. 113351
  5. 0b2740
  6. 071c30
  7. 031221
  8. 010813
  9. 000306
  10. 000001

Calmer: #225786 with less saturation

  1. 225786
  2. 295781
  3. 2f577c
  4. 355777
  5. 3a5772
  6. 3f566d
  7. 435668
  8. 485663
  9. 4c555e
  10. 505459

Questions about #225786

What color is #225786?

#225786 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Stunning Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(34, 87, 134), in HSL hsl(208.2, 59.52%, 32.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.511% 0.09548 248.528).

What colors go well with #225786?

The complementary color of #225786 is #764804. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005f77 and #494d88. The triadic partners are #7f3b49 and #445e1e.

Is white or black text more readable on #225786?

White text reads better on #225786: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and black gives 2.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #225786 a warm or cool color?

#225786 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 44.5% and its chroma 0.095.