All About Color #226DDD

#226DDD

About #226DDD

#226DDD is a medium blue color with the hex code #226DDD. In RGB it is red 34, green 109, blue 221; in HSL it is hue 216°, saturation 73%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 85%, 51%, 0%, 13%. Its contrast ratio is 4.88:1 on white and 4.30:1 on black.

#226DDD Color Conversion

Hex triplet22, 6D, DD
CMYK84.62%, 50.68%, 0.00%, 13.33%
RGB Decimal34, 109, 221
HSL216°, 73%, 50%
RGB Octal42, 155, 335
HSV (HSB)215.94°, 84.62%, 86.67%
RGB Binary100010, 1101101, 11011101
CIE-L*AB47.62, 19.04, -63.40
RGB Percent13.33%, 42.75%, 86.67%
CIE-L*CH47.62, 66.20, 286.72
XYZ19.18, 16.50, 70.58
CIE-L*UV47.62, -23.19, -97.78
xyY0.18, 0.16, 16.50
Hunter-Lab40.62, 13.21, -74.59
RYB13.33%, 34.33%, 86.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#226DDD on a dark background: contrast 4.30:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#226DDD on a light background: contrast 4.88:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #226DDD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#226DDD · #72A1E9 · #16468D · #DD9222 · #E9B972

Analogous palette

#22DD92 · #22CADD · #226DDD · #3522DD · #9222DD

Triadic palette

#226DDD · #DD226D · #6DDD22 · #72A1E9 · #E972A1

Tetradic palette

#226DDD · #DD22CA · #DD9222 · #22DD35 · #16468D

Monochromatic palette

#0E2C58 · #184C9A · #226DDD · #6599E7 · #A7C5F1

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