#226FBB Hex Color

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Color Name

French Blue*

Hex Color Code

#226FBB

RGB Color Code

RGB(34, 111, 187)

CMYK Values*

81.8%, 40.6%, 0.0%, 26.7%

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#226FBB hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 226FBB?

The RGB color code for color number #226FBB is RGB(34, 111, 187). In the RGB color model, #226FBB has a red value of 34, a green value of 111, and a blue value of 187. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 81.8% cyan, 40.6% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 26.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 209.8° (degrees), 69.2 % saturation, and 43.3 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #226FBB has a hue of 209.8° (degrees), 81.8 % saturation and 73.3 % brightness/value.

Color 226FBB is cool or warm?

Color 226FBB is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #226FBB? (For interior and product design)

226FBB has an LRV of nearly 15.3. By LRV value, it is a medium dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#226FBB

LRV 15.3

Light Color

Compare LRV 15.3 of #226FBB with dark and light color

Is #226FBB Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 226FBB meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #226FBB color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #226FBB

Hex triplet: #226FBB
Red: 22
Green: 6F
Blue: BB

RGBA / RGB rgb(34, 111, 187)

Red: 34 (13.3%)
Green: 111 (43.5%)
Blue: 187 (73.3%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 81.82%
Magenta: 40.64%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 26.67%

HSL hsl(209.8deg, 69.2 %, 43.3 %)

Hue: 209.8°
Saturation: 69.23 %
Lightness: 43.33 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 209.8°
Saturation: 81.82 %
Brightness / Value: 73.33 %

RYB ryb(43, 67, 159)

Red: 43 (16.8%)
Yellow: 67 (26.1%)
Blue: 159 (62.2%)

HWB

Hue: 209.8°
Whiteness: 13.33 %
Blackness: 26.67 %

CMY

Cyan: 86.67%
Magenta: 56.47%
Yellow: 26.67%

XYZ

X: 15.31
Y: 15.3
Z: 49.16

YXY

Y1: 15.3
X: 0.19
Y2: 0.19

CIE-Lab

L: 46.04
A: 4.67
B: -46.47

CIE-Lch

L: 46.04
C: 46.7
H: 275.74

CIE-Luv

L: 46.04
U: -24.94
V: -70.23

Hunter-Lab

L: 39.11
A: 1.45
B: -47.14

Other

LRV: ~ 15.3 %
Munsell Color System: 8.1B 4.4/13.2

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #226FBB

These are the named colors closest to hex 226FBB, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#0072BB Color French Blue

97.55% match | ΔE 2.45

#2072AF Color Bice Blue

97.28% match | ΔE 2.72

#306AC0 Color YInMn Blue

96.79% match | ΔE 3.21

#246BCE Color Celtic Blue

96.63% match | ΔE 3.37

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 226FBB.

#3073B7 Color PANTONE 18-4143 TCX - Super Sonic

98.47% match | ΔE 1.53

#3272AF Color PANTONE 18-4141 TCX - Campanula

98.32% match | ΔE 1.68

#356CB0 Color PANTONE 18-4043 TCX - Palace Blue

97.74% match | ΔE 2.26

#006CA9 Color PANTONE 18-4250 TCX - Indigo Bunting

96.02% match | ΔE 3.98

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 226FBB.

#006AC6 Color PANTONE 2175 C

97.97% match | ΔE 2.03

#0072CE Color PANTONE 285 C

97.90% match | ΔE 2.10

#0067B9 Color PANTONE 2144 C

97.12% match | ΔE 2.88

#006CB0 Color PANTONE 3553 C

97.12% match | ΔE 2.88

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 226FBB.

#3876AB Color BS 20-E-53 - Blue

96.69% match | ΔE 3.31

#266492 Color BS 20-E-56 - Blue

93.91% match | ΔE 6.09

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 226FBB.

#4278AF Color RAL 270 50 35 - Viennese Blue

96.21% match | ΔE 3.79

#327AB9 Color RAL 270 50 40 - Cornflower Blue

95.88% match | ΔE 4.12

#0066A3 Color RAL 260 40 45 - LED Blue

95.11% match | ΔE 4.89

#4E78A9 Color RAL 270 50 30 - Sage Blossom Blue

94.96% match | ΔE 5.04

Pantone TPX

Pantone TPX color similar/equivalent to 226FBB.

#5072A7 Color Blue Yonder

94.47% match | ΔE 5.53

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 226FBB.

#42698C Color RAL 5023 -Distant Blue

93.78% match | ΔE 6.22

#376B8C Color RAL 5007 - Brilliant Blue

93.07% match | ΔE 6.93

#007CB0 Color RAL 5015 - Sky Blue

92.13% match | ΔE 7.87

Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag

#0071C5 Color Intel Blue

98.53% match | ΔE 1.47

#0071CE Color Walmart Blue

98.07% match | ΔE 1.93

#0A66C2 Color Linkedin Blue

96.69% match | ΔE 3.31

#0077BE Color Ocean Boat Blue

96.01% match | ΔE 3.99

Paint color for Hex #226FBB

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 226FBB from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 226FBB once it is on a wall.

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 226FBB similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #226FBB to Dunn-Edwards

#186DB6 Color Beautiful Blue (DEA 136)

98.75% match | ΔE 1.25

#326AB1 Color Dover Straits (DE 5866)

97.33% match | ΔE 2.67

#4470B0 Color Pacific Blues (DET 586)

96.44% match | ΔE 3.56

#296A9D Color The Blues (DE 5859)

96.02% match | ΔE 3.98

PPG Paints

Hex color 226FBB similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #226FBB to PPG Paints

#356FAD Color Nocturne Shade (PPG1244-6)

98.38% match | ΔE 1.62

#1C70AD Color Planetarium (PPG1242-6)

97.26% match | ΔE 2.74

#0072B5 Color Cobalt Glaze (PPG1240-7)

96.78% match | ΔE 3.22

#0264AE Color Cobalt Stone (PPG1241-7)

95.79% match | ΔE 4.21

Behr

Hex color 226FBB similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #226FBB to Behr

#2B6BAA Color Electric Blue (MQ4-24)

97.78% match | ΔE 2.22

#366FA6 Color Mega Blue (P520-6)

97.75% match | ΔE 2.25

#3F6F98 Color National Anthem (M520-6)

95.70% match | ΔE 4.30

#496EAD Color New Age Blue (PPU15-05)

95.17% match | ΔE 4.83

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 226FBB similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #226FBB to Benjamin Moore

#3D74AC Color Athens Blue (797)

97.38% match | ΔE 2.62

#0066B1 Color Big Country Blue (2066-30)

96.47% match | ΔE 3.53

#1369A7 Color Paddington Blue (791)

96.38% match | ΔE 3.62

#40729C Color Chicago Blues (804)

95.89% match | ΔE 4.11

Valspar

Hex color 226FBB similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #226FBB to Valspar

#0169A7 Color Peek-A-Boo Blue (4007-10C)

95.85% match | ΔE 4.15

#28679E Color In the Nick (8001-44F)

95.84% match | ΔE 4.16

#2B63A0 Color Zydeco (V036-3)

94.96% match | ΔE 5.04

#10659F Color Biro Blue (8001-43G)

94.89% match | ΔE 5.11

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 226FBB similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #226FBB to Sherwin Williams

#016EA7 Color Blue Chip (SW 6959)

95.39% match | ΔE 4.61

#4E739F Color Lupine (SW 6810)

94.90% match | ΔE 5.10

#2377A2 Color Danube (SW 6803)

92.84% match | ΔE 7.16

#015F97 Color Hyper Blue (SW 6965)

92.84% match | ΔE 7.16

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 226FBB similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #226FBB to Farrow & Ball

#4280B8 Color Pea Flower Tea (CB12)

93.61% match | ΔE 6.39

#6A8FB2 Color Cook's Blue (237)

86.83% match | ΔE 13.17

#4A5B6B Color Stiffkey Blue (281)

85.86% match | ΔE 14.14

#5C6576 Color Wine Dark (308)

84.57% match | ΔE 15.43

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#226FBB color palettes and scheme combination

0A223A

123C65

1A5590

226FBB

3689DA

61A2E2

8CBBEA

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

22BB6E

22BBBB

226FBB

2222BB

6E22BB

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

226FBB

BB226F

6FBB22

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

226FBB

BB22BB

BB6E22

22BB22

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

226FBB

387DC1

4E8BC8

649ACF

7AA8D6

90B7DD

A6C5E3

BCD3EA

D2E2F1

E8F0F8

FFFFFF

French Blue* - #226FBB Tints

226FBB

1E63A8

1B5895

174D82

144270

11375D

0D2C4A

0A2138

061625

030B12

000000

French Blue* - #226FBB Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#226FBB

French Blue*

#BB6E22

Tiger’s Eye*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #226FBB?

Color that best contrast with #226FBB is #BB6E22, color name is Tiger’s Eye*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.