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#236a84 color: Saxony Blue

#236a84 is rgb(35, 106, 132) in RGB and oklch(49.24% 0.08003 226.5) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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196°
100%

49.2%
0.080
227°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.06:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.47:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #236a84

#236a84 is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.2% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 227°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.06:1 contrast and black text 3.47:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Saxony Blue (#216b88). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #236a84 mixed with white

  1. 236a84
  2. 3d7890
  3. 53879c
  4. 6995a8
  5. 7ea4b4
  6. 93b2c0
  7. a8c1cd
  8. bdd1d9
  9. d3e0e6
  10. e9eff2

Darker: #236a84 mixed with black

  1. 236a84
  2. 1d5b72
  3. 174d60
  4. 113f4f
  5. 0c313f
  6. 07242f
  7. 041820
  8. 010d12
  9. 000406
  10. 000001

Calmer: #236a84 with less saturation

  1. 236a84
  2. 2d6981
  3. 35697d
  4. 3c687a
  5. 436776
  6. 496673
  7. 4e656f
  8. 53646c
  9. 586368
  10. 5d6265

Questions about #236a84

What color is #236a84?

#236a84 is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Saxony Blue. In RGB it is rgb(35, 106, 132), in HSL hsl(196.08, 58.08%, 32.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.24% 0.08003 226.5).

What colors go well with #236a84?

The complementary color of #236a84 is #865238. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #106f70 and #42628e. The triadic partners are #824e6a and #676429.

Is white or black text more readable on #236a84?

White text reads better on #236a84: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and black gives 3.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #236a84 a warm or cool color?

#236a84 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 227 degrees, its lightness 49.2% and its chroma 0.08.