#227eac

Color #227eac

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 6.52 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#227eac

RGB

rgb(34, 126, 172)

HSL

hsl(200, 67%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 80.2%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(80.2%, 26.7%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(49.78, -10.01, -31.85)

LCH

lch(49.78, 33.39, 252.55)

OKLCH

oklch(56.2%, 0.1087, 235.92)

HWB

hwb(200, 13.3%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ac5022

Analogous

#22ac95

#227eac

#2239ac

Triadic

#227eac

#ac227e

#7eac22

Split-complementary

#227eac

#ac2239

#ac9522

Tetradic

#227eac

#5022ac

#ac5022

#7eac22

Square

#227eac

#9522ac

#ac5022

#39ac22

Shades

Color #227eac mixed toward black.

#1c698f

#175473

#113f56

#0b2a39

#06151d

Tints

Color #227eac mixed toward white.

#2b9dd5

#56b0de

#80c4e6

#aad8ee

#d5ebf7

Tones

Color #227eac mixed toward gray.

#2e7aa1

#397695

#45738a

#506f7e

#5c6b73

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#595aa2 · ΔE 19.9

Deuteranopia

#544da0 · ΔE 22.9

Tritanopia

#2c9a98 · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 19.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #227eac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#227eac]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#227eac (#227eac) is rgb(34, 126, 172) in RGB.

No, #227eac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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