Skip to the color picker

#008eb2 color: Algiers Blue

#008eb2 is rgb(0, 142, 178) in RGB and oklch(60.084% 0.11278 223.938) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

192°
100%

60.1%
0.113
224°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.81:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.51:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #008eb2

#008eb2 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.1% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 224°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.81:1 contrast and black text 5.51:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Algiers Blue (#008db0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #008eb2 mixed with white

  1. 008eb2
  2. 3799ba
  3. 53a5c2
  4. 6bb0ca
  5. 81bbd1
  6. 97c6d9
  7. acd2e1
  8. c1dde8
  9. d5e8f0
  10. eaf4f7

Darker: #008eb2 mixed with black

  1. 008eb2
  2. 007b9a
  3. 006883
  4. 00566d
  5. 004457
  6. 003443
  7. 00242f
  8. 00151d
  9. 00070c
  10. 000101

Calmer: #008eb2 with less saturation

  1. 008eb2
  2. 268dad
  3. 388ca8
  4. 468ba3
  5. 51899f
  6. 5a889a
  7. 638795
  8. 6b8590
  9. 73848b
  10. 7a8285

Questions about #008eb2

What color is #008eb2?

#008eb2 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Algiers Blue. In RGB it is rgb(0, 142, 178), in HSL hsl(192.13, 100%, 34.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.084% 0.11278 223.938).

What colors go well with #008eb2?

The complementary color of #008eb2 is #b86845. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009594 and #4e83c2. The triadic partners are #af6391 and #8c8324.

Is white or black text more readable on #008eb2?

White text reads better on #008eb2: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and black gives 5.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #008eb2 a warm or cool color?

#008eb2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 224 degrees, its lightness 60.1% and its chroma 0.113.