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#138ee9 color: Bleu de France

#138ee9 is rgb(19, 142, 233) in RGB and oklch(63.235% 0.16716 248.575) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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206°
100%

63.2%
0.167
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.46:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.07:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #138ee9

#138ee9 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.2% lightness, 0.167 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.46:1 contrast and black text 6.07:1, 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: #138ee9 mixed with white

  1. 138ee9
  2. 3c9aec
  3. 56a6ef
  4. 6db1f2
  5. 83bdf5
  6. 98c8f7
  7. add3f9
  8. c2defb
  9. d6e9fd
  10. ebf4fe

Darker: #138ee9 mixed with black

  1. 138ee9
  2. 0f7bcb
  3. 0b68ad
  4. 075690
  5. 054474
  6. 03345a
  7. 012441
  8. 011529
  9. 000713
  10. 000103

Calmer: #138ee9 with less saturation

  1. 138ee9
  2. 2e8ee0
  3. 3e8fd7
  4. 4b8fcd
  5. 578fc4
  6. 618eba
  7. 6a8eb1
  8. 728da7
  9. 7b8c9e
  10. 828b94

Questions about #138ee9

What color is #138ee9?

#138ee9 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(19, 142, 233), in HSL hsl(205.51, 84.92%, 49.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.235% 0.16716 248.575).

What colors go well with #138ee9?

The complementary color of #138ee9 is #c67300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009cc0 and #767bec. The triadic partners are #da5675 and #6a9c00.

Is white or black text more readable on #138ee9?

White text reads better on #138ee9: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and black gives 6.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #138ee9 a warm or cool color?

#138ee9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 63.2% and its chroma 0.167.