Information about #226BAA color

#226BAA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#226BAA falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(34, 107, 170) — 13.3% red, 42% green, 66.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 53 / 25 / 0 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #226BAA reads as a vivid, lively sky-leaning azure and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Mid Blue (#276AB3). Nearby in the Register you will also find UCLA Blue (#2774AE) and Tripster Blue (#2070A0).

The recipe behind #226BAA is rgb(34, 107, 170), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#226BAA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#226BAA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #226BAA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Mid Blue color link
Mid Blue

#276AB3

UCLA Blue color link
UCLA Blue

#2774AE

Lapis Lazuli color link
Lapis Lazuli

#26619C

Lure color link
Lure

#2F77A9

Lochmara color link
Lochmara

#316EA0

Fun Blue color link
Fun Blue

#1959A8

Green Blue color link
Green Blue

#1164B4

Geaux Blue color link
Geaux Blue

#1277A3

Bluish color link
Bluish

#2976BB

Nice Blue color link
Nice Blue

#107AB0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#226BAA
  • RGB34, 107, 170
  • CMYK53, 25, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(34, 107, 170)
  • HSL208°, 67%, 40%
  • HSL Precise207.794°, 66.667%, 40%
  • HSV208°, 80%, 67%
  • HSB208°, 80%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.133, 0.420, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.133, 0.420, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.133, 0.420, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB13.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID226BAA
  • DECIMAL ID2255786
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01