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#227ddb color: Soothing Sapphire

#227ddb is rgb(34, 125, 219) in RGB and oklch(58.774% 0.16529 253.448) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

58.8%
0.165
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.18:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.02:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #227ddb

#227ddb is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.8% lightness, 0.165 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.18:1 contrast and black text 5.02:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire (#307dd3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #227ddb mixed with white

  1. 227ddb
  2. 3f8be0
  3. 5798e4
  4. 6ca5e9
  5. 82b2ed
  6. 97bff0
  7. abccf4
  8. c0d9f7
  9. d5e6fa
  10. eaf2fd

Darker: #227ddb mixed with black

  1. 227ddb
  2. 1c6cbe
  3. 165ba2
  4. 114b87
  5. 0b3b6d
  6. 072c54
  7. 031e3c
  8. 011126
  9. 000511
  10. 000102

Calmer: #227ddb with less saturation

  1. 227ddb
  2. 317ed2
  3. 3d7fc9
  4. 487fbf
  5. 517fb6
  6. 597fad
  7. 617fa3
  8. 687f9a
  9. 6f7e90
  10. 767d86

Questions about #227ddb

What color is #227ddb?

#227ddb is bright blue. The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(34, 125, 219), in HSL hsl(210.49, 73.12%, 49.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.774% 0.16529 253.448).

What colors go well with #227ddb?

The complementary color of #227ddb is #af6c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008cb5 and #726ada. The triadic partners are #cb495f and #519005.

Is white or black text more readable on #227ddb?

White text reads better on #227ddb: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and black gives 5.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #227ddb a warm or cool color?

#227ddb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 58.8% and its chroma 0.165.