#228AAA Color

#228AAA is rgb(34, 138, 170) in RGB and hsl(194, 67%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#228AAA

HEX#228AAA

RGBrgb(34, 138, 170)

HSLhsl(194, 67%, 40%)

HSVhsv(194, 80%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(59.1% 0.101 223.9)

CMYKcmyk(80%, 19%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #228AAA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.97:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.28:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #228AAA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#228AAA Complementary#AA4222 Analogous#22AA86 Analogous#2246AA Triadic#AA228A Triadic#8AAA22

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #228AAA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#28A6CC #48B9DB #6AC6E2 #8CD3E8 #AEE0EF #D4EFF7

Shades

#1D7995 #196880 #15576A #104251 #0C303C #081F26

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