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#226e87 color: Faience

#226e87 is rgb(34, 110, 135) in RGB and oklch(50.385% 0.08185 224.216) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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195°
100%

50.4%
0.082
224°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.76:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.65:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #226e87

#226e87 is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.4% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 224°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.76:1 contrast and black text 3.65:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Faience (#2a6d8b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #226e87 mixed with white

  1. 226e87
  2. 3d7c93
  3. 538a9e
  4. 6998aa
  5. 7ea6b6
  6. 93b5c2
  7. a9c3ce
  8. bed2da
  9. d3e1e6
  10. e9f0f3

Darker: #226e87 mixed with black

  1. 226e87
  2. 1c5f75
  3. 165063
  4. 114151
  5. 0b3341
  6. 072631
  7. 031921
  8. 010e13
  9. 000406
  10. 000101

Calmer: #226e87 with less saturation

  1. 226e87
  2. 2d6d84
  3. 366c80
  4. 3e6c7d
  5. 446b79
  6. 4b6a76
  7. 506972
  8. 56686f
  9. 5b676b
  10. 606568

Questions about #226e87

What color is #226e87?

#226e87 is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Faience. In RGB it is rgb(34, 110, 135), in HSL hsl(194.85, 59.76%, 33.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.385% 0.08185 224.216).

What colors go well with #226e87?

The complementary color of #226e87 is #8b543c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #127372 and #426692. The triadic partners are #855170 and #6c672a.

Is white or black text more readable on #226e87?

White text reads better on #226e87: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and black gives 3.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #226e87 a warm or cool color?

#226e87 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 224 degrees, its lightness 50.4% and its chroma 0.082.