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#226486 color: Copenhagen Blue

#226486 is rgb(34, 100, 134) in RGB and oklch(47.775% 0.08506 235.253) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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200°
100%

47.8%
0.085
235°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-800
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.49:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.24:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #226486

#226486 is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 47.8% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 235°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.49:1 contrast and black text 3.24:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Copenhagen Blue (#21638b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-800.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #226486 mixed with white

  1. 226486
  2. 3b7392
  3. 51829e
  4. 6791aa
  5. 7ca0b6
  6. 91afc2
  7. a7bfce
  8. bccfda
  9. d2dfe6
  10. e9eff3

Darker: #226486 mixed with black

  1. 226486
  2. 1c5674
  3. 164862
  4. 113b51
  5. 0b2e40
  6. 072230
  7. 031621
  8. 010b13
  9. 000306
  10. 000001

Calmer: #226486 with less saturation

  1. 226486
  2. 2b6482
  3. 33637e
  4. 3a627a
  5. 406276
  6. 456172
  7. 4b606e
  8. 4f606a
  9. 545f65
  10. 595e61

Questions about #226486

What color is #226486?

#226486 is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Copenhagen Blue. In RGB it is rgb(34, 100, 134), in HSL hsl(200.4, 59.52%, 32.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.775% 0.08506 235.253).

What colors go well with #226486?

The complementary color of #226486 is #814f2a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006a74 and #455b8d. The triadic partners are #82485f and #5b6225.

Is white or black text more readable on #226486?

White text reads better on #226486: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and black gives 3.24:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #226486 a warm or cool color?

#226486 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 235 degrees, its lightness 47.8% and its chroma 0.085.