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#237ca2 color: Prominent Blue

#237ca2 is rgb(35, 124, 162) in RGB and oklch(55.264% 0.09958 231.441) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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198°
100%

55.3%
0.100
231°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.69:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.48:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #237ca2

#237ca2 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 55.3% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 231°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.69:1 contrast and black text 4.48:1, 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: #237ca2 mixed with white

  1. 237ca2
  2. 4089ab
  3. 5796b5
  4. 6da3be
  5. 82b0c7
  6. 97bdd1
  7. abcada
  8. c0d7e3
  9. d5e4ed
  10. eaf2f6

Darker: #237ca2 mixed with black

  1. 237ca2
  2. 1d6b8c
  3. 175a77
  4. 114a63
  5. 0c3b4f
  6. 072c3c
  7. 041e2a
  8. 011119
  9. 00050a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #237ca2 with less saturation

  1. 237ca2
  2. 317b9d
  3. 3c7b99
  4. 457a94
  5. 4d798f
  6. 54788b
  7. 5b7786
  8. 617681
  9. 67757c
  10. 6d7377

Questions about #237ca2

What color is #237ca2?

#237ca2 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Prominent Blue. In RGB it is rgb(35, 124, 162), in HSL hsl(197.95, 64.47%, 38.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.264% 0.09958 231.441).

What colors go well with #237ca2?

The complementary color of #237ca2 is #a06038. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00838b and #5172ac. The triadic partners are #9e5979 and #75782a.

Is white or black text more readable on #237ca2?

White text reads better on #237ca2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and black gives 4.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #237ca2 a warm or cool color?

#237ca2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 231 degrees, its lightness 55.3% and its chroma 0.1.