All About Color #228BEC

#228BEC

About #228BEC

#228BEC is a medium blue color with the hex code #228BEC. In RGB it is red 34, green 139, blue 236; in HSL it is hue 209°, saturation 84%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 86%, 41%, 0%, 7%. Its contrast ratio is 3.52:1 on white and 5.97:1 on black.

#228BEC Color Conversion

Hex triplet22, 8B, EC
CMYK85.59%, 41.10%, 0.00%, 7.45%
RGB Decimal34, 139, 236
HSL209°, 84%, 53%
RGB Octal42, 213, 354
HSV (HSB)208.81°, 85.59%, 92.55%
RGB Binary100010, 10001011, 11101100
CIE-L*AB56.94, 6.10, -56.82
RGB Percent13.33%, 54.51%, 92.55%
CIE-L*CH56.94, 57.15, 276.13
XYZ25.03, 24.86, 82.84
CIE-L*UV56.94, -31.79, -90.46
xyY0.19, 0.19, 24.86
Hunter-Lab49.86, 2.36, -63.60
RYB13.33%, 40.43%, 92.55%

Color Accessibility Scores

#228BEC on a dark background: contrast 5.97:1, passes WCAG AA.
#228BEC on a light background: contrast 3.52:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#228BEC · #77B7F3 · #0E5CA4 · #EC8422 · #F3B377

Analogous palette

#22EC84 · #22ECE8 · #228BEC · #2226EC · #8422EC

Triadic palette

#228BEC · #EC228B · #8BEC22 · #77B7F3 · #F377B7

Tetradic palette

#228BEC · #E822EC · #EC8422 · #26EC22 · #0E5CA4

Monochromatic palette

#093C6C · #1064B2 · #228BEC · #69B0F2 · #AFD5F8

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