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#225c8d color: Sapphire Lace

#225c8d is rgb(34, 92, 141) in RGB and oklch(46.165% 0.09974 247.659) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

46.2%
0.100
248°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.04:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.98:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #225c8d

#225c8d is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 46.2% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 248°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.04:1 contrast and black text 2.98:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sapphire Lace (#235c8e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #225c8d mixed with white

  1. 225c8d
  2. 3a6c99
  3. 507ba4
  4. 658bb0
  5. 7a9bbb
  6. 90abc6
  7. a5bcd2
  8. bbccdd
  9. d2dde8
  10. e8eef4

Darker: #225c8d mixed with black

  1. 225c8d
  2. 1c4f7a
  3. 164267
  4. 113655
  5. 0b2a44
  6. 071f33
  7. 031423
  8. 010a14
  9. 000307
  10. 000001

Calmer: #225c8d with less saturation

  1. 225c8d
  2. 2a5c88
  3. 315c83
  4. 375c7e
  5. 3d5c78
  6. 425b73
  7. 475b6e
  8. 4b5a69
  9. 505a63
  10. 54595e

Questions about #225c8d

What color is #225c8d?

#225c8d is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Sapphire Lace. In RGB it is rgb(34, 92, 141), in HSL hsl(207.48, 61.14%, 34.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.165% 0.09974 247.659).

What colors go well with #225c8d?

The complementary color of #225c8d is #7c4c04. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00657d and #4c528f. The triadic partners are #863e4e and #48621e.

Is white or black text more readable on #225c8d?

White text reads better on #225c8d: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and black gives 2.98:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #225c8d a warm or cool color?

#225c8d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 248 degrees, its lightness 46.2% and its chroma 0.1.