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#226aba color: Mid Blue

#226aba is rgb(34, 106, 186) in RGB and oklch(52.331% 0.14389 254.216) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

52.3%
0.144
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.47:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.84:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #226aba

#226aba is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.3% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.47:1 contrast and black text 3.84:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mid Blue (#276ab3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #226aba mixed with white

  1. 226aba
  2. 3c79c2
  3. 5288c9
  4. 6897d1
  5. 7da6d8
  6. 92b5df
  7. a8c3e6
  8. bdd2ec
  9. d3e1f3
  10. e9f0f9

Darker: #226aba mixed with black

  1. 226aba
  2. 1c5ba1
  3. 164d89
  4. 113f72
  5. 0b315c
  6. 072446
  7. 031832
  8. 010d1e
  9. 00040d
  10. 000002

Calmer: #226aba with less saturation

  1. 226aba
  2. 2d6bb2
  3. 366baa
  4. 3e6ca3
  5. 466c9b
  6. 4c6c93
  7. 536c8b
  8. 596c83
  9. 5f6b7b
  10. 646a72

Questions about #226aba

What color is #226aba?

#226aba is bright blue. The closest named color is Mid Blue. In RGB it is rgb(34, 106, 186), in HSL hsl(211.58, 69.09%, 43.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.331% 0.14389 254.216).

What colors go well with #226aba?

The complementary color of #226aba is #955b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00779d and #625ab8. The triadic partners are #ac3e50 and #447b0f.

Is white or black text more readable on #226aba?

White text reads better on #226aba: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and black gives 3.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #226aba a warm or cool color?

#226aba is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 52.3% and its chroma 0.144.