#229EB4 Color

#229EB4 is rgb(34, 158, 180) in RGB and hsl(189, 68%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#229EB4

HEX#229EB4

RGBrgb(34, 158, 180)

HSLhsl(189, 68%, 42%)

HSVhsv(189, 81%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(64.5% 0.106 213.1)

CMYKcmyk(81%, 12%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #229EB4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.17:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.62:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #229EB4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#229EB4 Complementary#B43822 Analogous#22B481 Analogous#2255B4 Triadic#B4229E Triadic#9EB422

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #229EB4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#29BCD6 #4BC7DD #6DD2E3 #90DCEA #B2E7F0 #D4F2F7

Shades

#1E8B9F #197585 #15626F #104B56 #0C3840 #072227

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