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#234b60 color: Arapawa

#234b60 is rgb(35, 75, 96) in RGB and oklch(39.35% 0.05737 233.743) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

39.4%
0.057
234°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • cyan-900
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.35:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.25:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #234b60

#234b60 is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 39.4% lightness, 0.057 chroma and a hue of 234°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.35:1 contrast and black text 2.25:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Arapawa (#274a5d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-900.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #234b60 mixed with white

  1. 234b60
  2. 385b6f
  3. 4d6c7e
  4. 627d8d
  5. 778f9d
  6. 8da1ad
  7. a3b3bd
  8. b9c6cd
  9. d0d8dd
  10. e7ecee

Darker: #234b60 mixed with black

  1. 234b60
  2. 1d4052
  3. 173545
  4. 112b38
  5. 0c212c
  6. 071720
  7. 040e15
  8. 01060a
  9. 000203
  10. 000000

Calmer: #234b60 with less saturation

  1. 234b60
  2. 284b5d
  3. 2c4a5b
  4. 304a58
  5. 334956
  6. 374953
  7. 3a4851
  8. 3d484e
  9. 40474b
  10. 434649

Questions about #234b60

What color is #234b60?

#234b60 is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Arapawa. In RGB it is rgb(35, 75, 96), in HSL hsl(200.66, 46.56%, 25.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.35% 0.05737 233.743).

What colors go well with #234b60?

The complementary color of #234b60 is #5e3d27. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #164f54 and #364665. The triadic partners are #5e3948 and #464924.

Is white or black text more readable on #234b60?

White text reads better on #234b60: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and black gives 2.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #234b60 a warm or cool color?

#234b60 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 234 degrees, its lightness 39.4% and its chroma 0.057.