Skip to the color picker

#138ee6 color: Bleu de France

#138ee6 is rgb(19, 142, 230) in RGB and oklch(63.053% 0.1636 247.806) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

205°
100%

63.1%
0.164
248°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.48:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.04:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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 #138ee6

#138ee6 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.1% lightness, 0.164 chroma and a hue of 248°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.48:1 contrast and black text 6.04:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #138ee6 mixed with white

  1. 138ee6
  2. 3c9aea
  3. 56a6ed
  4. 6db1f0
  5. 83bdf3
  6. 98c8f5
  7. add3f8
  8. c2defa
  9. d6e9fc
  10. ebf4fe

Darker: #138ee6 mixed with black

  1. 138ee6
  2. 0f7bc8
  3. 0b68ab
  4. 07568e
  5. 054473
  6. 033459
  7. 012440
  8. 011528
  9. 000713
  10. 000103

Calmer: #138ee6 with less saturation

  1. 138ee6
  2. 2e8edd
  3. 3e8ed4
  4. 4b8ecb
  5. 568ec2
  6. 608eb9
  7. 6a8daf
  8. 728ca6
  9. 7a8c9d
  10. 828a93

Questions about #138ee6

What color is #138ee6?

#138ee6 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(19, 142, 230), in HSL hsl(205.02, 84.74%, 48.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.053% 0.1636 247.806).

What colors go well with #138ee6?

The complementary color of #138ee6 is #c67200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009bbe and #747bea. The triadic partners are #d85777 and #6c9a03.

Is white or black text more readable on #138ee6?

White text reads better on #138ee6: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and black gives 6.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #138ee6 a warm or cool color?

#138ee6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 248 degrees, its lightness 63.1% and its chroma 0.164.