All About Color #228BB4

#228BB4

About #228BB4

#228BB4 is a medium blue color with the hex code #228BB4. In RGB it is red 34, green 139, blue 180; in HSL it is hue 197°, saturation 68%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 81%, 23%, 0%, 29%. Its contrast ratio is 3.87:1 on white and 5.42:1 on black.

#228BB4 Color Conversion

Hex triplet22, 8B, B4
CMYK81.11%, 22.78%, 0.00%, 29.41%
RGB Decimal34, 139, 180
HSL197°, 68%, 42%
RGB Octal42, 213, 264
HSV (HSB)196.85°, 81.11%, 70.59%
RGB Binary100010, 10001011, 10110100
CIE-L*AB54.13, -14.48, -29.68
RGB Percent13.33%, 54.51%, 70.59%
CIE-L*CH54.13, 33.02, 244.00
XYZ18.13, 22.10, 46.49
CIE-L*UV54.13, -34.87, -43.39
xyY0.21, 0.25, 22.10
Hunter-Lab47.01, -13.43, -25.73
RYB13.33%, 37.28%, 70.59%

Color Accessibility Scores

#228BB4 on a dark background: contrast 5.42:1, passes WCAG AA.
#228BB4 on a light background: contrast 3.87:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #228BB4, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #228BB4. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#228BB4 · #54B7DE · #144F67 · #B44C22 · #DE7B54

Analogous palette

#22B44C · #22B494 · #228BB4 · #2242B4 · #4C22B4

Triadic palette

#228BB4 · #B4228B · #8BB422 · #54B7DE · #DE54B7

Tetradic palette

#228BB4 · #9422B4 · #B44C22 · #42B422 · #144F67

Monochromatic palette

#0A2833 · #165974 · #228BB4 · #47B2DC · #87CDE8

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