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#237ba3 color: Prominent Blue

#237ba3 is rgb(35, 123, 163) in RGB and oklch(55.066% 0.10104 233.06) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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199°
100%

55.1%
0.101
233°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.74:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.43:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #237ba3

#237ba3 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 55.1% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 233°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.74:1 contrast and black text 4.43:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Prominent Blue (#2b7da6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #237ba3 mixed with white

  1. 237ba3
  2. 3f88ac
  3. 5795b6
  4. 6da2bf
  5. 82afc8
  6. 97bcd1
  7. abc9db
  8. c0d7e4
  9. d5e4ed
  10. eaf1f6

Darker: #237ba3 mixed with black

  1. 237ba3
  2. 1d6a8d
  3. 175a78
  4. 114a63
  5. 0c3a4f
  6. 072c3c
  7. 041e2a
  8. 011019
  9. 00050a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #237ba3 with less saturation

  1. 237ba3
  2. 317a9e
  3. 3b7a99
  4. 447995
  5. 4c7890
  6. 54778b
  7. 5a7686
  8. 617581
  9. 67747c
  10. 6c7377

Questions about #237ba3

What color is #237ba3?

#237ba3 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Prominent Blue. In RGB it is rgb(35, 123, 163), in HSL hsl(198.75, 64.65%, 38.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.066% 0.10104 233.06).

What colors go well with #237ba3?

The complementary color of #237ba3 is #9f6035. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00828c and #5271ad. The triadic partners are #9f5777 and #72782a.

Is white or black text more readable on #237ba3?

White text reads better on #237ba3: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and black gives 4.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #237ba3 a warm or cool color?

#237ba3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 233 degrees, its lightness 55.1% and its chroma 0.101.