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#226d8a color: Chill of the Night

#226d8a is rgb(34, 109, 138) in RGB and oklch(50.273% 0.08464 228.194) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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197°
100%

50.3%
0.085
228°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.80:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.62:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #226d8a

#226d8a is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.3% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 228°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast and black text 3.62:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chill of the Night (#256d8d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #226d8a mixed with white

  1. 226d8a
  2. 3d7b95
  3. 5389a1
  4. 6997ad
  5. 7ea6b8
  6. 93b4c4
  7. a8c3d0
  8. bed2db
  9. d3e1e7
  10. e9f0f3

Darker: #226d8a mixed with black

  1. 226d8a
  2. 1c5e77
  3. 164f65
  4. 114153
  5. 0b3342
  6. 072632
  7. 031922
  8. 010d14
  9. 000407
  10. 000101

Calmer: #226d8a with less saturation

  1. 226d8a
  2. 2d6c86
  3. 366c83
  4. 3d6b7f
  5. 446a7b
  6. 4a6977
  7. 506873
  8. 556770
  9. 5a666c
  10. 5f6568

Questions about #226d8a

What color is #226d8a?

#226d8a is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Chill of the Night. In RGB it is rgb(34, 109, 138), in HSL hsl(196.73, 60.47%, 33.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.273% 0.08464 228.194).

What colors go well with #226d8a?

The complementary color of #226d8a is #8b5437. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #047276 and #456594. The triadic partners are #874f6c and #696828.

Is white or black text more readable on #226d8a?

White text reads better on #226d8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and black gives 3.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #226d8a a warm or cool color?

#226d8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 228 degrees, its lightness 50.3% and its chroma 0.085.