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#236f90 color: Chill of the Night

#236f90 is rgb(35, 111, 144) in RGB and oklch(51.107% 0.08885 231.193) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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198°
100%

51.1%
0.089
231°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.60:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.75:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #236f90

#236f90 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 51.1% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 231°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast and black text 3.75:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chill of the Night (#256d8d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #236f90 mixed with white

  1. 236f90
  2. 3d7d9b
  3. 548ba6
  4. 6a99b1
  5. 7fa7bc
  6. 94b5c7
  7. a9c4d2
  8. bed2dd
  9. d4e1e9
  10. e9f0f4

Darker: #236f90 mixed with black

  1. 236f90
  2. 1d607d
  3. 17516a
  4. 114257
  5. 0c3445
  6. 072734
  7. 041a24
  8. 010e15
  9. 000407
  10. 000101

Calmer: #236f90 with less saturation

  1. 236f90
  2. 2e6e8c
  3. 376e88
  4. 3f6d84
  5. 466c80
  6. 4c6b7c
  7. 526a77
  8. 576973
  9. 5d686f
  10. 61676b

Questions about #236f90

What color is #236f90?

#236f90 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Chill of the Night. In RGB it is rgb(35, 111, 144), in HSL hsl(198.17, 60.89%, 35.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.107% 0.08885 231.193).

What colors go well with #236f90?

The complementary color of #236f90 is #8e5734. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00757b and #496699. The triadic partners are #8d506c and #686b28.

Is white or black text more readable on #236f90?

White text reads better on #236f90: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and black gives 3.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #236f90 a warm or cool color?

#236f90 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 231 degrees, its lightness 51.1% and its chroma 0.089.