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#227488 color: Thousand Herb

#227488 is rgb(34, 116, 136) in RGB and oklch(51.978% 0.08178 217.816) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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192°
100%

52%
0.082
218°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • cyan-700
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.35:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.92:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #227488

#227488 is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 52% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 218°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.35:1 contrast and black text 3.92:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Thousand Herb (#317589). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #227488 mixed with white

  1. 227488
  2. 3e8194
  3. 558f9f
  4. 6a9cab
  5. 80aab7
  6. 95b8c2
  7. aac6ce
  8. bfd4da
  9. d4e2e7
  10. e9f1f3

Darker: #227488 mixed with black

  1. 227488
  2. 1c6475
  3. 165463
  4. 114552
  5. 0b3741
  6. 072931
  7. 031b22
  8. 010f13
  9. 000506
  10. 000101

Calmer: #227488 with less saturation

  1. 227488
  2. 2e7385
  3. 387282
  4. 40717f
  5. 47707c
  6. 4e6f79
  7. 546e75
  8. 5a6d72
  9. 5f6b6f
  10. 646a6c

Questions about #227488

What color is #227488?

#227488 is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Thousand Herb. In RGB it is rgb(34, 116, 136), in HSL hsl(191.76, 60%, 33.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.978% 0.08178 217.816).

What colors go well with #227488?

The complementary color of #227488 is #915846. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1e7871 and #406d96. The triadic partners are #875679 and #76692d.

Is white or black text more readable on #227488?

White text reads better on #227488: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and black gives 3.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #227488 a warm or cool color?

#227488 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 218 degrees, its lightness 52% and its chroma 0.082.