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#235d82 color: Suez Canal

#235d82 is rgb(35, 93, 130) in RGB and oklch(45.817% 0.08481 240.395) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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203°
100%

45.8%
0.085
240°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • cyan-800
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.10:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.96:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #235d82

#235d82 is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 45.8% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 240°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast and black text 2.96:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Suez Canal (#235e80). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-800.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #235d82 mixed with white

  1. 235d82
  2. 3b6c8e
  3. 507c9b
  4. 668ca7
  5. 7b9bb3
  6. 90acc0
  7. a6bccc
  8. bcccd9
  9. d2dde6
  10. e8eef2

Darker: #235d82 mixed with black

  1. 235d82
  2. 1d5070
  3. 17435f
  4. 11374e
  5. 0c2a3e
  6. 071f2f
  7. 041420
  8. 010a12
  9. 000306
  10. 000001

Calmer: #235d82 with less saturation

  1. 235d82
  2. 2b5d7e
  3. 315c7a
  4. 375c76
  5. 3d5b71
  6. 425b6d
  7. 475a69
  8. 4b5a65
  9. 4f5960
  10. 53585c

Questions about #235d82

What color is #235d82?

#235d82 is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Suez Canal. In RGB it is rgb(35, 93, 130), in HSL hsl(203.37, 57.58%, 32.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.817% 0.08481 240.395).

What colors go well with #235d82?

The complementary color of #235d82 is #794b21. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006472 and #455487. The triadic partners are #7d4255 and #515e23.

Is white or black text more readable on #235d82?

White text reads better on #235d82: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and black gives 2.96:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #235d82 a warm or cool color?

#235d82 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 240 degrees, its lightness 45.8% and its chroma 0.085.