#225AB4 Color

#225AB4 is rgb(34, 90, 180) in RGB and hsl(217, 68%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#225AB4

HEX#225AB4

RGBrgb(34, 90, 180)

HSLhsl(217, 68%, 42%)

HSVhsv(217, 81%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(48.3% 0.155 259.7)

CMYKcmyk(81%, 50%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #225AB4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.58:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.19:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #225AB4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#225AB4 Complementary#B47C22 Analogous#22A3B4 Analogous#3322B4 Triadic#B4225A Triadic#5AB422

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #225AB4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#296BD6 #4B83DD #6D9BE3 #90B2EA #B2CAF0 #D4E1F7

Shades

#1E4F9F #194385 #15386F #102B56 #0C2040 #071327

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