#225bc5

Color #225bc5

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 9.7 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#225bc5

RGB

rgb(34, 91, 197)

HSL

hsl(219, 70.6%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219, 82.7%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(82.7%, 53.8%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(40.98, 21.41, -60.4)

LCH

lch(40.98, 64.08, 289.52)

OKLCH

oklch(49.9%, 0.1763, 261.42)

HWB

hwb(219, 13.3%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c58c22

Analogous

#22adc5

#225bc5

#3a22c5

Triadic

#225bc5

#c5225b

#5bc522

Split-complementary

#225bc5

#c53a22

#adc522

Tetradic

#225bc5

#8c22c5

#c58c22

#5bc522

Square

#225bc5

#c522ad

#c58c22

#22c53a

Shades

Color #225bc5 mixed toward black.

#1c4ca4

#173d83

#112e63

#0b1e42

#060f21

Tints

Color #225bc5 mixed toward white.

#3972dd

#608ee4

#88aaea

#b0c7f1

#d7e3f8

Tones

Color #225bc5 mixed toward gray.

#305fb7

#3d63aa

#4b679c

#586b8f

#666f81

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.37:1

White text reads better on this background (6.23:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4242b3 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#3f3aae · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#27a29e · ΔE 38

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 26.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #225bc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#225bc5]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#225bc5 (#225bc5) is rgb(34, 91, 197) in RGB.

No, #225bc5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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