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#226db7 color: Beautiful Blue

#226db7 is rgb(34, 109, 183) in RGB and oklch(52.824% 0.13668 251.968) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

52.8%
0.137
252°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.33:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
3.94:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #226db7

#226db7 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.8% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 252°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.33:1 contrast and black text 3.94:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Beautiful Blue (#186db6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #226db7 mixed with white

  1. 226db7
  2. 3c7cbf
  3. 538ac7
  4. 6999cf
  5. 7ea7d6
  6. 93b6dd
  7. a8c4e4
  8. bed3eb
  9. d3e2f2
  10. e9f0f9

Darker: #226db7 mixed with black

  1. 226db7
  2. 1c5e9f
  3. 164f87
  4. 114170
  5. 0b335a
  6. 072645
  7. 031931
  8. 010d1e
  9. 00040c
  10. 000102

Calmer: #226db7 with less saturation

  1. 226db7
  2. 2e6db0
  3. 376ea8
  4. 3f6ea1
  5. 476e99
  6. 4e6e92
  7. 546e8a
  8. 5a6d83
  9. 606d7b
  10. 666c73

Questions about #226db7

What color is #226db7?

#226db7 is bright blue. The closest named color is Beautiful Blue. In RGB it is rgb(34, 109, 183), in HSL hsl(209.8, 68.66%, 42.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.824% 0.13668 251.968).

What colors go well with #226db7?

The complementary color of #226db7 is #995b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00799c and #615eb7. The triadic partners are #ab4356 and #4c7b15.

Is white or black text more readable on #226db7?

White text reads better on #226db7: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and black gives 3.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #226db7 a warm or cool color?

#226db7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 252 degrees, its lightness 52.8% and its chroma 0.137.