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#218dc8 color: Zürich Blue

#218dc8 is rgb(33, 141, 200) in RGB and oklch(61.312% 0.1279 239.102) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

61.3%
0.128
239°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.68:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.71:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #218dc8

#218dc8 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.3% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 239°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.68:1 contrast and black text 5.71:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Zürich Blue (#248bcc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #218dc8 mixed with white

  1. 218dc8
  2. 4299ce
  3. 5aa4d4
  4. 71afda
  5. 86bbe0
  6. 9ac6e5
  7. aed2eb
  8. c3ddf0
  9. d7e8f5
  10. ebf4fa

Darker: #218dc8 mixed with black

  1. 218dc8
  2. 1b7aae
  3. 166794
  4. 10557b
  5. 0b4463
  6. 06334c
  7. 032336
  8. 011421
  9. 00070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #218dc8 with less saturation

  1. 218dc8
  2. 348dc1
  3. 428cbb
  4. 4d8bb4
  5. 578bad
  6. 608aa7
  7. 6889a0
  8. 6f8899
  9. 778792
  10. 7d858b

Questions about #218dc8

What color is #218dc8?

#218dc8 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Zürich Blue. In RGB it is rgb(33, 141, 200), in HSL hsl(201.2, 71.67%, 45.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.312% 0.1279 239.102).

What colors go well with #218dc8?

The complementary color of #218dc8 is #bb6f26. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0097ac and #657fd1. The triadic partners are #c06082 and #7c8e26.

Is white or black text more readable on #218dc8?

White text reads better on #218dc8: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and black gives 5.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #218dc8 a warm or cool color?

#218dc8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 239 degrees, its lightness 61.3% and its chroma 0.128.