#228acd

Color #228acd

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.68 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#228acd

RGB

rgb(34, 138, 205)

HSL

hsl(203.5, 71.5%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(203.5, 83.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(83.4%, 32.7%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(54.99, -4.87, -42.54)

LCH

lch(54.99, 42.82, 263.47)

OKLCH

oklch(60.9%, 0.1355, 243.15)

HWB

hwb(203.5, 13.3%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd6522

Analogous

#22cdbb

#228acd

#2235cd

Triadic

#228acd

#cd228a

#8acd22

Split-complementary

#228acd

#cd2235

#cdbb22

Tetradic

#228acd

#6522cd

#cd6522

#8acd22

Square

#228acd

#bb22cd

#cd6522

#35cd22

Shades

Color #228acd mixed toward black.

#1c73ab

#175c89

#114567

#0b2e44

#061722

Tints

Color #228acd mixed toward white.

#3da0df

#64b3e5

#8bc6ec

#b2d9f2

#d8ecf9

Tones

Color #228acd mixed toward gray.

#3087bf

#3f84b1

#4d81a2

#5b7e94

#697b86

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6162c0 · ΔE 20.1

Deuteranopia

#5b53bc · ΔE 24.1

Tritanopia

#2fb4b1 · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 21.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #228acd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#228acd]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#228acd (#228acd) is rgb(34, 138, 205) in RGB.

No, #228acd 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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