#236496 color: Outer Reef
#236496 is rgb(35, 100, 150) in RGB and oklch(48.691% 0.10328 245.688) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Sky blue
- Dark
- Vivid
- Deep
- Cool
- ≈ Denim
- sky-700
- Black 41%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #236496
#236496 is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 48.7% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 246°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast and black text 3.33:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Outer Reef (#2a6295). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.
Lighter: #236496 mixed with white
Darker: #236496 mixed with black
Calmer: #236496 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #236496
Questions about #236496
What color is #236496?
#236496 is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Outer Reef. In RGB it is rgb(35, 100, 150), in HSL hsl(206.09, 62.16%, 36.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.691% 0.10328 245.688).
What colors go well with #236496?
The complementary color of #236496 is #86520d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006d84 and #505999. The triadic partners are #8f4457 and #516920.
Is white or black text more readable on #236496?
White text reads better on #236496: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and black gives 3.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #236496 a warm or cool color?
#236496 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 246 degrees, its lightness 48.7% and its chroma 0.103.