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#228ece color: Ticino Blue

#228ece is rgb(34, 142, 206) in RGB and oklch(61.889% 0.13337 241.162) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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202°
100%

61.9%
0.133
241°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.60:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.83:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #228ece

#228ece is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.9% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 241°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.6:1 contrast and black text 5.83:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ticino Blue (#268bcc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #228ece mixed with white

  1. 228ece
  2. 429ad4
  3. 5ba5d9
  4. 71b0de
  5. 86bce3
  6. 9bc7e8
  7. afd2ed
  8. c3ddf2
  9. d7e9f6
  10. ebf4fb

Darker: #228ece mixed with black

  1. 228ece
  2. 1c7bb3
  3. 166898
  4. 11567f
  5. 0b4466
  6. 07344e
  7. 032438
  8. 011523
  9. 00070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #228ece with less saturation

  1. 228ece
  2. 358ec7
  3. 438dc0
  4. 4e8db9
  5. 588cb2
  6. 618bab
  7. 698aa3
  8. 71899c
  9. 788895
  10. 7f878d

Questions about #228ece

What color is #228ece?

#228ece is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Ticino Blue. In RGB it is rgb(34, 142, 206), in HSL hsl(202.33, 71.67%, 47.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.889% 0.13337 241.162).

What colors go well with #228ece?

The complementary color of #228ece is #be701c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0099b1 and #697fd6. The triadic partners are #c56081 and #7a9125.

Is white or black text more readable on #228ece?

White text reads better on #228ece: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and black gives 5.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #228ece a warm or cool color?

#228ece is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 241 degrees, its lightness 61.9% and its chroma 0.133.