#228BC3 Color

#228BC3 is rgb(34, 139, 195) in RGB and hsl(201, 70%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#228BC3

HEX#228BC3

RGBrgb(34, 139, 195)

HSLhsl(201, 70%, 45%)

HSVhsv(201, 83%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(60.6% 0.124 238.2)

CMYKcmyk(83%, 29%, 0%, 24%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #228BC3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.78:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.55:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #228BC3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#228BC3 Complementary#C35B22 Analogous#22C3AB Analogous#223BC3 Triadic#C3228B Triadic#8BC322

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #228BC3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#33A0DB #52AEE0 #74BFE7 #93CDEC #B5DDF2 #D4EBF7

Shades

#1E78A9 #19668F #155375 #11445F #0C3145 #081F2B

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