#226EB4 Color

#226EB4 is rgb(34, 110, 180) in RGB and hsl(209, 68%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#226EB4

HEX#226EB4

RGBrgb(34, 110, 180)

HSLhsl(209, 68%, 42%)

HSVhsv(209, 81%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(52.9% 0.132 250.5)

CMYKcmyk(81%, 39%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #226EB4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.31:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.96:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #226EB4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#226EB4 Complementary#B46922 Analogous#22B4B2 Analogous#2225B4 Triadic#B4226E Triadic#6EB422

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #226EB4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2982D6 #4B96DD #6DAAE3 #90BEEA #B2D2F0 #D4E6F7

Shades

#1E609F #195185 #15446F #103456 #0C2740 #071727

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