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#229bc8 color: Stratos Blue

#229bc8 is rgb(34, 155, 200) in RGB and oklch(64.679% 0.11942 229.252) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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196°
100%

64.7%
0.119
229°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.19:1Hard to read
Lc -64
Black text
6.59:1Readable · AA
Lc 45

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About #229bc8

#229bc8 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 64.7% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 229°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.19:1 contrast and black text 6.59:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Stratos Blue (#3799c8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #229bc8 mixed with white

  1. 229bc8
  2. 45a5ce
  3. 5eafd4
  4. 74b9d9
  5. 89c3df
  6. 9dcde5
  7. b1d7ea
  8. c5e1ef
  9. d8ebf5
  10. ecf5fa

Darker: #229bc8 mixed with black

  1. 229bc8
  2. 1c86ae
  3. 167294
  4. 115e7b
  5. 0b4b63
  6. 07394c
  7. 032836
  8. 011821
  9. 00090f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #229bc8 with less saturation

  1. 229bc8
  2. 389ac2
  3. 4799bd
  4. 5398b7
  5. 5e97b1
  6. 6796ac
  7. 7094a6
  8. 7893a0
  9. 80919a
  10. 879094

Questions about #229bc8

What color is #229bc8?

#229bc8 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Stratos Blue. In RGB it is rgb(34, 155, 200), in HSL hsl(196.27, 70.94%, 45.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.679% 0.11942 229.252).

What colors go well with #229bc8?

The complementary color of #229bc8 is #c87648. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00a3aa and #618ed6. The triadic partners are #c36e99 and #949431.

Is white or black text more readable on #229bc8?

Black text reads better on #229bc8: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and black gives 6.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #229bc8 a warm or cool color?

#229bc8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 229 degrees, its lightness 64.7% and its chroma 0.119.