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#237ddb color: Soothing Sapphire

#237ddb is rgb(35, 125, 219) in RGB and oklch(58.794% 0.16508 253.572) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

58.8%
0.165
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.18:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.03:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #237ddb

#237ddb is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.8% lightness, 0.165 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.18:1 contrast and black text 5.03:1, 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: #237ddb mixed with white

  1. 237ddb
  2. 408be0
  3. 5798e4
  4. 6da5e9
  5. 82b2ed
  6. 97bff0
  7. abccf4
  8. c0d9f7
  9. d5e6fa
  10. eaf2fd

Darker: #237ddb mixed with black

  1. 237ddb
  2. 1d6cbe
  3. 175ba2
  4. 114b87
  5. 0c3b6d
  6. 072c54
  7. 041e3c
  8. 011126
  9. 000511
  10. 000102

Calmer: #237ddb with less saturation

  1. 237ddb
  2. 327ed2
  3. 3e7fc9
  4. 487fbf
  5. 517fb6
  6. 597fad
  7. 617fa3
  8. 687f9a
  9. 6f7e90
  10. 767d87

Questions about #237ddb

What color is #237ddb?

#237ddb is bright blue. The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(35, 125, 219), in HSL hsl(210.65, 72.44%, 49.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.794% 0.16508 253.572).

What colors go well with #237ddb?

The complementary color of #237ddb is #af6c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008cb6 and #736ada. The triadic partners are #cb495f and #519007.

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

White text reads better on #237ddb: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and black gives 5.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #237ddb a warm or cool color?

#237ddb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 58.8% and its chroma 0.165.