#225bbc

Color #225bbc

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 14.42 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#225bbc

RGB

rgb(34, 91, 188)

HSL

hsl(217.8, 69.4%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.8, 81.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(81.9%, 51.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(40.33, 17.91, -56.21)

LCH

lch(40.33, 58.99, 287.67)

OKLCH

oklch(49.2%, 0.1643, 260.43)

HWB

hwb(217.8, 13.3%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc8322

Analogous

#22a8bc

#225bbc

#3622bc

Triadic

#225bbc

#bc225b

#5bbc22

Split-complementary

#225bbc

#bc3622

#a8bc22

Tetradic

#225bbc

#8322bc

#bc8322

#5bbc22

Square

#225bbc

#bc22a8

#bc8322

#22bc36

Shades

Color #225bbc mixed toward black.

#1c4c9d

#173d7d

#112d5e

#0b1e3f

#060f1f

Tints

Color #225bbc mixed toward white.

#3471da

#5c8ee2

#85aae9

#aec6f0

#d6e3f8

Tones

Color #225bbc mixed toward gray.

#2f5eaf

#3c62a2

#486595

#556889

#626c7c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.29:1

White text reads better on this background (6.38:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4242ab · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#3f3aa6 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#279c98 · ΔE 36.3

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 25.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #225bbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#225bbc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#225bbc (#225bbc) is rgb(34, 91, 188) in RGB.

No, #225bbc is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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