Skip to the color picker

#138dbd color: Hawaiian Surf

#138dbd is rgb(19, 141, 189) in RGB and oklch(60.535% 0.11989 232.327) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

197°
100%

60.5%
0.120
232°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.77:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.57:1Readable · 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 #138dbd

#138dbd is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.5% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 232°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.77:1 contrast and black text 5.57:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Hawaiian Surf (#008dbb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #138dbd mixed with white

  1. 138dbd
  2. 3b98c4
  3. 56a4cb
  4. 6dafd2
  5. 83bbd8
  6. 98c6df
  7. add1e6
  8. c1ddec
  9. d6e8f2
  10. eaf4f9

Darker: #138dbd mixed with black

  1. 138dbd
  2. 0f7aa4
  3. 0b678c
  4. 075574
  5. 05445d
  6. 033347
  7. 012333
  8. 01141f
  9. 00070d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #138dbd with less saturation

  1. 138dbd
  2. 2d8cb7
  3. 3c8bb1
  4. 498bac
  5. 538aa6
  6. 5c88a0
  7. 65879a
  8. 6d8694
  9. 74858e
  10. 7b8388

Questions about #138dbd

What color is #138dbd?

#138dbd is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Hawaiian Surf. In RGB it is rgb(19, 141, 189), in HSL hsl(196.94, 81.73%, 40.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.535% 0.11989 232.327).

What colors go well with #138dbd?

The complementary color of #138dbd is #b96b37. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0096a1 and #5a80c9. The triadic partners are #b76189 and #848924.

Is white or black text more readable on #138dbd?

White text reads better on #138dbd: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and black gives 5.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #138dbd a warm or cool color?

#138dbd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 232 degrees, its lightness 60.5% and its chroma 0.12.