#226EA5 Color

#226EA5 is rgb(34, 110, 165) in RGB and hsl(205, 66%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#226EA5

HEX#226EA5

RGBrgb(34, 110, 165)

HSLhsl(205, 66%, 39%)

HSVhsv(205, 79%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(52% 0.113 244.8)

CMYKcmyk(79%, 33%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #226EA5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.47:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.84:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #226EA5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#226EA5 Complementary#A55922 Analogous#22A59A Analogous#222DA5 Triadic#A5226E Triadic#6EA522

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #226EA5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2985C7 #459BD9 #67ADE0 #8DC2E8 #AFD4EF #D5E8F6

Shades

#1D6090 #19527B #154466 #103650 #0C283B #081926

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