#226BB9 Color

#226BB9 is rgb(34, 107, 185) in RGB and hsl(211, 69%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#226BB9

HEX#226BB9

RGBrgb(34, 107, 185)

HSLhsl(211, 69%, 43%)

HSVhsv(211, 82%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(52.5% 0.141 253.5)

CMYKcmyk(82%, 42%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #226BB9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.42:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.87:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #226BB9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#226BB9 Complementary#B97022 Analogous#22B7B9 Analogous#2522B9 Triadic#B9226B Triadic#6BB922

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #226BB9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2C7FD8 #4E94DF #71A9E5 #8FBBEA #B1D0F1 #D4E5F7

Shades

#1D5C9F #19508A #154170 #11345A #0C2541 #08192B

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