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#226fa8 color: Planetarium

#226fa8 is rgb(34, 111, 168) in RGB and oklch(52.38% 0.11576 245.455) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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206°
100%

52.4%
0.116
245°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.37:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.91:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #226fa8

#226fa8 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.4% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 245°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.37:1 contrast and black text 3.91:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Planetarium (#1c70ad). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #226fa8 mixed with white

  1. 226fa8
  2. 3d7db1
  3. 548bba
  4. 699ac3
  5. 7fa8cc
  6. 94b6d5
  7. a9c5dd
  8. bed3e6
  9. d4e2ee
  10. e9f0f7

Darker: #226fa8 mixed with black

  1. 226fa8
  2. 1c6092
  3. 16517c
  4. 114267
  5. 0b3452
  6. 07273f
  7. 031a2c
  8. 010e1a
  9. 00040a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #226fa8 with less saturation

  1. 226fa8
  2. 2e6fa2
  3. 376f9c
  4. 406f96
  5. 476e90
  6. 4e6e8a
  7. 546d83
  8. 5a6c7d
  9. 5f6c77
  10. 656b70

Questions about #226fa8

What color is #226fa8?

#226fa8 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Planetarium. In RGB it is rgb(34, 111, 168), in HSL hsl(205.52, 66.34%, 39.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.38% 0.11576 245.455).

What colors go well with #226fa8?

The complementary color of #226fa8 is #965a04. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007993 and #5862ac. The triadic partners are #a04a60 and #5a751f.

Is white or black text more readable on #226fa8?

White text reads better on #226fa8: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and black gives 3.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #226fa8 a warm or cool color?

#226fa8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 245 degrees, its lightness 52.4% and its chroma 0.116.