Information about #228DC3 color

#228DC3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#228DC3 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(34, 141, 195) — 13.3% red, 55.3% green, 76.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 63 / 21 / 0 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #228DC3 reads as a strongly colored sky-leaning azure and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Cyan Cornflower Blue (#188BC2). Slightly further away sit Freefall (#1D95C9) and Douban Blue (#2496CD).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(34, 141, 195)), which gives #228DC3 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #228DC3: 5.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#228DC3 color variations

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

#228DC3 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 #228DC3

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

Freefall color link
Freefall

#1D95C9

Douban Blue color link
Douban Blue

#2496CD

Blue Ivy color link
Blue Ivy

#3090C7

Curious Blue color link
Curious Blue

#2596D1

Pelorous color link
Pelorous

#2599B2

Water Blue color link
Water Blue

#0E87CC

Windows Blue color link
Windows Blue

#357EC7

Bluish color link
Bluish

#2976BB

Blue Green color link
Blue Green

#0D98BA

Peacock color link
Peacock

#33A1C9

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#228DC3
  • RGB34, 141, 195
  • CMYK63, 21, 0, 24
  • CSSrgb(34, 141, 195)
  • HSL200°, 70%, 45%
  • HSL Precise200.124°, 70.306%, 44.902%
  • HSV200°, 83%, 76%
  • HSB200°, 83%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • GLSLvec3(0.133, 0.553, 0.765)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.133, 0.553, 0.765, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.133, 0.553, 0.765)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB13.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID228DC3
  • DECIMAL ID2264515
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01