Information about #228FA5 color

#228FA5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#228FA5 falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(34, 143, 165) — 13.3% red, 56.1% green, 64.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 51 / 9 / 0 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#228FA5 is a strongly colored aqua cyan that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Scooter (#308EA0). Slightly further away sit Java (#259797) and Pelorous (#2599B2).

The recipe behind #228FA5 is rgb(34, 143, 165), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #228FA5 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#228FA5 color variations

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

#228FA5 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 #228FA5

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

Scooter color link
Scooter

#308EA0

Java color link
Java

#259797

Pelorous color link
Pelorous

#2599B2

Celeritas color link
Celeritas

#299792

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Retreat color link
Retreat

#39909B

Lure color link
Lure

#2F77A9

UCLA Blue color link
UCLA Blue

#2774AE

Geaux Blue color link
Geaux Blue

#1277A3

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

Nice Blue color link
Nice Blue

#107AB0

#228FA5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#228FA5
  • RGB34, 143, 165
  • CMYK51, 9, 0, 35
  • CSSrgb(34, 143, 165)
  • HSL190°, 66%, 39%
  • HSL Precise190.076°, 65.829%, 39.02%
  • HSV190°, 79%, 65%
  • HSB190°, 79%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • GLSLvec3(0.133, 0.561, 0.647)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.133, 0.561, 0.647, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.133, 0.561, 0.647)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB13.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB64.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID228FA5
  • DECIMAL ID2264997
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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