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#225899 color: Florentine Lapis

#225899 is rgb(34, 88, 153) in RGB and oklch(45.963% 0.12014 255.077) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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213°
100%

46%
0.120
255°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • sky-800
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.18:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.92:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #225899

#225899 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 46% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 255°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.18:1 contrast and black text 2.92:1, 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: #225899 mixed with white

  1. 225899
  2. 3968a4
  3. 4f79ae
  4. 6489b9
  5. 7999c3
  6. 8faacd
  7. a4bbd8
  8. bbcce2
  9. d1ddec
  10. e8eef5

Darker: #225899 mixed with black

  1. 225899
  2. 1c4b84
  3. 163f70
  4. 11335d
  5. 0b284a
  6. 071d38
  7. 031227
  8. 010917
  9. 000308
  10. 000001

Calmer: #225899 with less saturation

  1. 225899
  2. 2a5993
  3. 30598c
  4. 365986
  5. 3c5980
  6. 415979
  7. 465973
  8. 4b596c
  9. 4f5965
  10. 54585f

Questions about #225899

What color is #225899?

#225899 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Florentine Lapis. In RGB it is rgb(34, 88, 153), in HSL hsl(212.77, 63.64%, 36.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.963% 0.12014 255.077).

What colors go well with #225899?

The complementary color of #225899 is #7d4c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006385 and #534b97. The triadic partners are #8e3642 and #386616.

Is white or black text more readable on #225899?

White text reads better on #225899: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and black gives 2.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #225899 a warm or cool color?

#225899 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 46% and its chroma 0.12.