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#238bca color: Zürich Blue

#238bca is rgb(35, 139, 202) in RGB and oklch(60.984% 0.13109 241.486) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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203°
100%

61%
0.131
241°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.74:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.62:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #238bca

#238bca is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 61% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 241°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.74:1 contrast and black text 5.62:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Zürich Blue (#248bcc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #238bca mixed with white

  1. 238bca
  2. 4297d0
  3. 5ba3d6
  4. 71aedb
  5. 86bae1
  6. 9ac5e6
  7. aed1ec
  8. c2dcf1
  9. d7e8f6
  10. ebf3fa

Darker: #238bca mixed with black

  1. 238bca
  2. 1d78af
  3. 176695
  4. 11547c
  5. 0c4364
  6. 07324d
  7. 042337
  8. 011422
  9. 00070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #238bca with less saturation

  1. 238bca
  2. 358bc3
  3. 428abc
  4. 4d8ab5
  5. 5689ae
  6. 5f88a7
  7. 6788a0
  8. 6f8799
  9. 768592
  10. 7c848a

Questions about #238bca

What color is #238bca?

#238bca is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Zürich Blue. In RGB it is rgb(35, 139, 202), in HSL hsl(202.63, 70.46%, 46.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.984% 0.13109 241.486).

What colors go well with #238bca?

The complementary color of #238bca is #ba6e1c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0096ae and #677cd1. The triadic partners are #c15e7e and #778f25.

Is white or black text more readable on #238bca?

White text reads better on #238bca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and black gives 5.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #238bca a warm or cool color?

#238bca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 241 degrees, its lightness 61% and its chroma 0.131.