#225ea5

Color #225ea5

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 20.44 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#225ea5

RGB

rgb(34, 94, 165)

HSL

hsl(212.5, 65.8%, 39%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.5, 79.4%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(79.4%, 43%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(39.68, 6.94, -43.71)

LCH

lch(39.68, 44.26, 279.02)

OKLCH

oklch(48.2%, 0.1295, 254.97)

HWB

hwb(212.5, 13.3%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a56922

Analogous

#229fa5

#225ea5

#2722a5

Triadic

#225ea5

#a5225e

#5ea522

Split-complementary

#225ea5

#a52722

#9fa522

Tetradic

#225ea5

#6922a5

#a56922

#5ea522

Square

#225ea5

#a5229f

#a56922

#22a527

Shades

Color #225ea5 mixed toward black.

#1c4e89

#173f6e

#112f52

#0b1f37

#06101b

Tints

Color #225ea5 mixed toward white.

#2b77d0

#5392dc

#7eade4

#a9c8ed

#d4e4f6

Tones

Color #225ea5 mixed toward gray.

#2d5f9a

#38608f

#436184

#4e6279

#59636e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.21:1

White text reads better on this background (6.54:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#444498 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#403c94 · ΔE 14.4

Tritanopia

#288c89 · ΔE 29.5

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 22.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #225ea5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#225ea5]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#225ea5 (#225ea5) is rgb(34, 94, 165) in RGB.

No, #225ea5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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