#226fec

Color #226fec

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 5.07 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#226fec

RGB

rgb(34, 111, 236)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 84.2%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 85.6%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(85.6%, 53%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(49.21, 23.49, -69.27)

LCH

lch(49.21, 73.14, 288.73)

OKLCH

oklch(57%, 0.203, 260.1)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 13.3%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ec9f22

Analogous

#22d4ec

#226fec

#3a22ec

Triadic

#226fec

#ec226f

#6fec22

Split-complementary

#226fec

#ec3a22

#d4ec22

Tetradic

#226fec

#9f22ec

#ec9f22

#6fec22

Square

#226fec

#ec22d4

#ec9f22

#22ec3a

Shades

Color #226fec mixed toward black.

#125acf

#0e48a6

#0b367c

#072453

#041229

Tints

Color #226fec mixed toward white.

#4787ef

#6c9ff2

#90b7f6

#b5cff9

#dae7fc

Tones

Color #226fec mixed toward gray.

#3373db

#4377ca

#547bb9

#657fa9

#768398

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.55:1

White text reads better on this background (4.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4f4fd6 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#4b45d1 · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#2ac3be · ΔE 39.8

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 27.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #226fec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#226fec]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#226fec (#226fec) is rgb(34, 111, 236) in RGB.

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

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