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#226e91 color: Chill of the Night

#226e91 is rgb(34, 110, 145) in RGB and oklch(50.877% 0.09072 232.851) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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199°
100%

50.9%
0.091
233°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.66:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.71:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #226e91

#226e91 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.9% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 233°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.66:1 contrast and black text 3.71:1, 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: #226e91 mixed with white

  1. 226e91
  2. 3d7c9c
  3. 548aa7
  4. 6998b2
  5. 7ea6bd
  6. 93b5c8
  7. a9c3d3
  8. bed2de
  9. d3e1e9
  10. e9f0f4

Darker: #226e91 mixed with black

  1. 226e91
  2. 1c5f7d
  3. 16506a
  4. 114158
  5. 0b3346
  6. 072635
  7. 031925
  8. 010e15
  9. 000407
  10. 000101

Calmer: #226e91 with less saturation

  1. 226e91
  2. 2d6d8d
  3. 366d89
  4. 3e6c84
  5. 456b80
  6. 4b6b7c
  7. 516a77
  8. 576973
  9. 5c686f
  10. 61676a

Questions about #226e91

What color is #226e91?

#226e91 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Chill of the Night. In RGB it is rgb(34, 110, 145), in HSL hsl(198.92, 62.01%, 35.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.877% 0.09072 232.851).

What colors go well with #226e91?

The complementary color of #226e91 is #8e5631. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00747d and #4a659a. The triadic partners are #8d4f6a and #666b27.

Is white or black text more readable on #226e91?

White text reads better on #226e91: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and black gives 3.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #226e91 a warm or cool color?

#226e91 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 233 degrees, its lightness 50.9% and its chroma 0.091.