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#237dcc color: Heirloom Hydrangea

#237dcc is rgb(35, 125, 204) in RGB and oklch(57.844% 0.14626 249.971) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

57.8%
0.146
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.31:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.88:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #237dcc

#237dcc is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 57.8% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.31:1 contrast and black text 4.88:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea (#327ccb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #237dcc mixed with white

  1. 237dcc
  2. 408ad2
  3. 5798d8
  4. 6da5dd
  5. 82b2e3
  6. 97bfe8
  7. accbed
  8. c0d8f2
  9. d5e5f6
  10. eaf2fb

Darker: #237dcc mixed with black

  1. 237dcc
  2. 1d6cb1
  3. 175b97
  4. 114b7e
  5. 0c3b65
  6. 072c4e
  7. 041e37
  8. 011122
  9. 00050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #237dcc with less saturation

  1. 237dcc
  2. 327dc4
  3. 3d7ebc
  4. 477eb4
  5. 507eac
  6. 587da4
  7. 5f7d9c
  8. 667c93
  9. 6d7c8b
  10. 747b82

Questions about #237dcc

What color is #237dcc?

#237dcc is bright blue. The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(35, 125, 204), in HSL hsl(208.05, 70.71%, 46.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.844% 0.14626 249.971).

What colors go well with #237dcc?

The complementary color of #237dcc is #af6700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008aad and #6b6dce. The triadic partners are #bf4e66 and #5c8a17.

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

White text reads better on #237dcc: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and black gives 4.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #237dcc a warm or cool color?

#237dcc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 57.8% and its chroma 0.146.