Skip to the color picker

#229fbc color: Ahriman Blue

#229fbc is rgb(34, 159, 188) in RGB and oklch(65.105% 0.10974 218.214) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

191°
100%

65.1%
0.110
218°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.11:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.75:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #229fbc

#229fbc is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 65.1% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 218°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.11:1 contrast and black text 6.75:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Ahriman Blue (#199ebd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #229fbc mixed with white

  1. 229fbc
  2. 45a9c3
  3. 5fb2ca
  4. 75bcd0
  5. 8ac6d7
  6. 9ecfde
  7. b2d9e5
  8. c5e2eb
  9. d9ecf2
  10. ecf5f8

Darker: #229fbc mixed with black

  1. 229fbc
  2. 1c8aa3
  3. 16758b
  4. 116173
  5. 0b4d5d
  6. 073b47
  7. 032932
  8. 01181f
  9. 00090d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #229fbc with less saturation

  1. 229fbc
  2. 389eb8
  3. 489cb3
  4. 549baf
  5. 5f9aaa
  6. 6998a6
  7. 7296a2
  8. 7a959d
  9. 819398
  10. 889194

Questions about #229fbc

What color is #229fbc?

#229fbc is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Ahriman Blue. In RGB it is rgb(34, 159, 188), in HSL hsl(191.3, 69.37%, 43.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.105% 0.10974 218.214).

What colors go well with #229fbc?

The complementary color of #229fbc is #c8775d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #16a59c and #5695cf. The triadic partners are #bb74a6 and #a19037.

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

Black text reads better on #229fbc: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and black gives 6.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #229fbc a warm or cool color?

#229fbc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 218 degrees, its lightness 65.1% and its chroma 0.11.