#226bbf

Color #226bbf

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 16.87 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#226bbf

RGB

rgb(34, 107, 191)

HSL

hsl(212.1, 69.8%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.1, 82.2%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(82.2%, 44%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(45.1, 8.72, -50.27)

LCH

lch(45.1, 51.02, 279.84)

OKLCH

oklch(52.9%, 0.1494, 254.9)

HWB

hwb(212.1, 13.3%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf7622

Analogous

#22b9bf

#226bbf

#2722bf

Triadic

#226bbf

#bf226b

#6bbf22

Split-complementary

#226bbf

#bf2722

#b9bf22

Tetradic

#226bbf

#7622bf

#bf7622

#6bbf22

Square

#226bbf

#bf22b9

#bf7622

#22bf27

Shades

Color #226bbf mixed toward black.

#1c599f

#17477f

#11355f

#0b2440

#061220

Tints

Color #226bbf mixed toward white.

#3582db

#5e9be2

#86b4e9

#aecdf1

#d7e6f8

Tones

Color #226bbf mixed toward gray.

#2f6cb2

#3c6da5

#496e98

#566f8b

#63707e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.92:1

White text reads better on this background (5.35:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4daf · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#4843ab · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#29a29e · ΔE 32.5

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 23.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #226bbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#226bbf]

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Frequently asked questions

#226bbf (#226bbf) is rgb(34, 107, 191) in RGB.

No, #226bbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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