#225ec2

Color #225ec2

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 12.66 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#225ec2

RGB

rgb(34, 94, 194)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 70.2%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 82.5%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(82.5%, 51.5%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(41.59, 18.28, -57.66)

LCH

lch(41.59, 60.49, 287.59)

OKLCH

oklch(50.2%, 0.1687, 260.2)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 13.3%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c28622

Analogous

#22aec2

#225ec2

#3622c2

Triadic

#225ec2

#c2225e

#5ec222

Split-complementary

#225ec2

#c23622

#aec222

Tetradic

#225ec2

#8622c2

#c28622

#5ec222

Square

#225ec2

#c222ae

#c28622

#22c236

Shades

Color #225ec2 mixed toward black.

#1c4ea2

#173f81

#112f61

#0b1f41

#061020

Tints

Color #225ec2 mixed toward white.

#3775dc

#5f90e3

#87acea

#afc8f1

#d7e3f8

Tones

Color #225ec2 mixed toward gray.

#2f61b5

#3d65a7

#4a689a

#576b8d

#656f7f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.45:1

White text reads better on this background (6.09:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4444b0 · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#403cac · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#28a19d · ΔE 36.8

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 25.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #225ec2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#225ec2]

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

#225ec2 (#225ec2) is rgb(34, 94, 194) in RGB.

No, #225ec2 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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