#225faf

Color #225faf

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 19.58 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#225faf

RGB

rgb(34, 95, 175)

HSL

hsl(214, 67.5%, 41%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214, 80.6%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(80.6%, 45.7%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(40.6, 10.2, -48.15)

LCH

lch(40.6, 49.22, 281.96)

OKLCH

oklch(49.1%, 0.1419, 256.81)

HWB

hwb(214, 13.3%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#af7222

Analogous

#22a6af

#225faf

#2b22af

Triadic

#225faf

#af225f

#5faf22

Split-complementary

#225faf

#af2b22

#a6af22

Tetradic

#225faf

#7222af

#af7222

#5faf22

Square

#225faf

#af22a6

#af7222

#22af2b

Shades

Color #225faf mixed toward black.

#1c4f92

#173f75

#113058

#0b203a

#06101d

Tints

Color #225faf mixed toward white.

#2d76d6

#5792de

#81ade7

#abc8ef

#d5e4f7

Tones

Color #225faf mixed toward gray.

#2e61a3

#3a6298

#45648c

#516580

#5d6774

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.32:1

White text reads better on this background (6.32:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4445a0 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#413c9c · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#289390 · ΔE 31.8

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 23.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #225faf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#225faf]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#225faf (#225faf) is rgb(34, 95, 175) in RGB.

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

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