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#226b95 color: Blue Oasis

#226b95 is rgb(34, 107, 149) in RGB and oklch(50.335% 0.09678 238.669) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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202°
100%

50.3%
0.097
239°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.83:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.61:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #226b95

#226b95 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.3% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 239°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.83:1 contrast and black text 3.61:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Oasis (#296d93). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #226b95 mixed with white

  1. 226b95
  2. 3c79a0
  3. 5388aa
  4. 6896b5
  5. 7ea5c0
  6. 93b3ca
  7. a8c2d5
  8. bdd1df
  9. d3e0ea
  10. e9f0f4

Darker: #226b95 mixed with black

  1. 226b95
  2. 1c5c81
  3. 164e6d
  4. 113f5a
  5. 0b3248
  6. 072537
  7. 031826
  8. 010d16
  9. 000408
  10. 000001

Calmer: #226b95 with less saturation

  1. 226b95
  2. 2d6b90
  3. 366a8b
  4. 3d6a87
  5. 446982
  6. 4a687d
  7. 506878
  8. 556773
  9. 5a666e
  10. 5f6569

Questions about #226b95

What color is #226b95?

#226b95 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Blue Oasis. In RGB it is rgb(34, 107, 149), in HSL hsl(201.91, 62.84%, 35.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.335% 0.09678 238.669).

What colors go well with #226b95?

The complementary color of #226b95 is #8c5525. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007381 and #4d619c. The triadic partners are #904b63 and #5f6c24.

Is white or black text more readable on #226b95?

White text reads better on #226b95: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and black gives 3.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #226b95 a warm or cool color?

#226b95 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 239 degrees, its lightness 50.3% and its chroma 0.097.