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#237da1 color: Summer Blue

#237da1 is rgb(35, 125, 161) in RGB and oklch(55.463% 0.09821 229.771) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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197°
100%

55.5%
0.098
230°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.65:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.52:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #237da1

#237da1 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 55.5% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 230°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.65:1 contrast and black text 4.52:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Summer Blue (#1880a1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #237da1 mixed with white

  1. 237da1
  2. 408aaa
  3. 5796b4
  4. 6da3bd
  5. 82b0c7
  6. 97bdd0
  7. accada
  8. c0d7e3
  9. d5e4ec
  10. eaf2f6

Darker: #237da1 mixed with black

  1. 237da1
  2. 1d6c8b
  3. 175b76
  4. 114b62
  5. 0c3b4e
  6. 072c3c
  7. 041e2a
  8. 011119
  9. 000509
  10. 000101

Calmer: #237da1 with less saturation

  1. 237da1
  2. 317c9d
  3. 3c7b98
  4. 457b93
  5. 4d7a8f
  6. 55798a
  7. 5b7886
  8. 627781
  9. 68757c
  10. 6d7478

Questions about #237da1

What color is #237da1?

#237da1 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Summer Blue. In RGB it is rgb(35, 125, 161), in HSL hsl(197.14, 64.29%, 38.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.463% 0.09821 229.771).

What colors go well with #237da1?

The complementary color of #237da1 is #a1603b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008489 and #5073ac. The triadic partners are #9d5a7b and #77782b.

Is white or black text more readable on #237da1?

White text reads better on #237da1: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and black gives 4.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #237da1 a warm or cool color?

#237da1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 230 degrees, its lightness 55.5% and its chroma 0.098.