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#237cda color: Soothing Sapphire

#237cda is rgb(35, 124, 218) in RGB and oklch(58.507% 0.16491 253.755) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

58.5%
0.165
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 15%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.23:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
4.97:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #237cda

#237cda is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.5% lightness, 0.165 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.23:1 contrast and black text 4.97:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire (#307dd3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #237cda mixed with white

  1. 237cda
  2. 3f8adf
  3. 5797e3
  4. 6da5e8
  5. 82b2ec
  6. 97bff0
  7. abccf3
  8. c0d9f7
  9. d5e5fa
  10. eaf2fd

Darker: #237cda mixed with black

  1. 237cda
  2. 1d6bbd
  3. 175aa2
  4. 114a87
  5. 0c3b6c
  6. 072c54
  7. 041e3c
  8. 011125
  9. 000511
  10. 000102

Calmer: #237cda with less saturation

  1. 237cda
  2. 327dd1
  3. 3d7ec8
  4. 477ebf
  5. 507eb5
  6. 597eac
  7. 607ea3
  8. 687e99
  9. 6f7d8f
  10. 757d86

Questions about #237cda

What color is #237cda?

#237cda is bright blue. The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(35, 124, 218), in HSL hsl(210.82, 72.33%, 49.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.507% 0.16491 253.755).

What colors go well with #237cda?

The complementary color of #237cda is #ad6b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008bb5 and #7269d9. The triadic partners are #ca485e and #508f07.

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

White text reads better on #237cda: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and black gives 4.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #237cda a warm or cool color?

#237cda is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 58.5% and its chroma 0.165.