#228BB4 Color

#228BB4 is rgb(34, 139, 180) in RGB and hsl(197, 68%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#228BB4

HEX#228BB4

RGBrgb(34, 139, 180)

HSLhsl(197, 68%, 42%)

HSVhsv(197, 81%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.109 229.9)

CMYKcmyk(81%, 23%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #228BB4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #228BB4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#228BB4 Complementary#B44C22 Analogous#22B494 Analogous#2242B4 Triadic#B4228B Triadic#8BB422

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #228BB4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#29A5D6 #4BB3DD #6DC2E3 #90D0EA #B2DFF0 #D4EDF7

Shades

#1E7A9F #196685 #15566F #104256 #0C3240 #071E27

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