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#225d8a color: Sapphire Lace

#225d8a is rgb(34, 93, 138) in RGB and oklch(46.235% 0.09498 245.195) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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206°
100%

46.2%
0.095
245°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.00:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.00:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #225d8a

#225d8a is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 46.2% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 245°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7:1 contrast and black text 3:1, so white text reads better.

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

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #225d8a mixed with white

  1. 225d8a
  2. 3a6c96
  3. 507ca1
  4. 658cad
  5. 7a9cb9
  6. 90acc5
  7. a5bcd0
  8. bbcddc
  9. d2dde8
  10. e8eef3

Darker: #225d8a mixed with black

  1. 225d8a
  2. 1c5077
  3. 164365
  4. 113753
  5. 0b2a42
  6. 071f32
  7. 031422
  8. 010a14
  9. 000307
  10. 000001

Calmer: #225d8a with less saturation

  1. 225d8a
  2. 2a5d85
  3. 315d80
  4. 375c7c
  5. 3d5c77
  6. 425c72
  7. 475b6d
  8. 4c5b68
  9. 505a63
  10. 54595e

Questions about #225d8a

What color is #225d8a?

#225d8a is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Sapphire Lace. In RGB it is rgb(34, 93, 138), in HSL hsl(205.96, 60.47%, 33.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.235% 0.09498 245.195).

What colors go well with #225d8a?

The complementary color of #225d8a is #7c4c12. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00657a and #4a538d. The triadic partners are #844051 and #4c6220.

Is white or black text more readable on #225d8a?

White text reads better on #225d8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 7:1 and black gives 3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #225d8a a warm or cool color?

#225d8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 245 degrees, its lightness 46.2% and its chroma 0.095.