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#236eb2 color: Beautiful Blue

#236eb2 is rgb(35, 110, 178) in RGB and oklch(52.768% 0.12892 250.081) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

52.8%
0.129
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.32:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
3.94:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #236eb2

#236eb2 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.8% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.32:1 contrast and black text 3.94:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Beautiful Blue (#186db6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #236eb2 mixed with white

  1. 236eb2
  2. 3d7cba
  3. 548bc3
  4. 6999cb
  5. 7fa8d3
  6. 94b6da
  7. a9c4e2
  8. bed3e9
  9. d3e2f1
  10. e9f0f8

Darker: #236eb2 mixed with black

  1. 236eb2
  2. 1d5f9a
  3. 175083
  4. 11416d
  5. 0c3357
  6. 072643
  7. 04192f
  8. 010e1d
  9. 00040c
  10. 000101

Calmer: #236eb2 with less saturation

  1. 236eb2
  2. 2e6eab
  3. 386ea4
  4. 406e9d
  5. 476e96
  6. 4e6e8f
  7. 546e88
  8. 5a6d81
  9. 606d7a
  10. 666c72

Questions about #236eb2

What color is #236eb2?

#236eb2 is bright blue. The closest named color is Beautiful Blue. In RGB it is rgb(35, 110, 178), in HSL hsl(208.53, 67.14%, 41.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.768% 0.12892 250.081).

What colors go well with #236eb2?

The complementary color of #236eb2 is #995b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007999 and #5e60b3. The triadic partners are #a7465a and #51791a.

Is white or black text more readable on #236eb2?

White text reads better on #236eb2: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and black gives 3.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #236eb2 a warm or cool color?

#236eb2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 52.8% and its chroma 0.129.