#228BEC Color

#228BEC is rgb(34, 139, 236) in RGB and hsl(209, 84%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DodgerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#228BEC

HEX#228BEC

RGBrgb(34, 139, 236)

HSLhsl(209, 84%, 53%)

HSVhsv(209, 86%, 93%)

OKLCHoklch(63% 0.171 251.6)

CMYKcmyk(86%, 41%, 0%, 7%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text3.52:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.97:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

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

Base#228BEC Complementary#EC8422 Analogous#22ECE8 Analogous#2226EC Triadic#EC228B Triadic#8BEC22

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#3F99EE #5FABF1 #7CBAF4 #9CCBF6 #B9DAF9 #D9EBFC

Shades

#1379D8 #1066B7 #0D5496 #0A4275 #072F54 #041D34

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