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#238bd5 color: Ticino Blue

#238bd5 is rgb(35, 139, 213) in RGB and oklch(61.599% 0.14362 245.584) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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205°
100%

61.6%
0.144
246°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 16%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.67:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.73:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #238bd5

#238bd5 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.6% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 246°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.67:1 contrast and black text 5.73:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ticino Blue (#268bcc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #238bd5 mixed with white

  1. 238bd5
  2. 4297da
  3. 5aa3df
  4. 71aee4
  5. 86bae8
  6. 9ac6ec
  7. aed1f0
  8. c2ddf4
  9. d7e8f8
  10. ebf4fc

Darker: #238bd5 mixed with black

  1. 238bd5
  2. 1d78b9
  3. 17669e
  4. 115483
  5. 0c436a
  6. 073251
  7. 04233a
  8. 011424
  9. 000710
  10. 000102

Calmer: #238bd5 with less saturation

  1. 238bd5
  2. 358bcd
  3. 428bc5
  4. 4d8bbe
  5. 578ab6
  6. 608aae
  7. 6889a6
  8. 70889e
  9. 778796
  10. 7e868d

Questions about #238bd5

What color is #238bd5?

#238bd5 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Ticino Blue. In RGB it is rgb(35, 139, 213), in HSL hsl(204.94, 71.77%, 48.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.599% 0.14362 245.584).

What colors go well with #238bd5?

The complementary color of #238bd5 is #be7000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0097b6 and #6e7bda. The triadic partners are #ca5b78 and #70931f.

Is white or black text more readable on #238bd5?

White text reads better on #238bd5: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and black gives 5.73:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #238bd5 a warm or cool color?

#238bd5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 246 degrees, its lightness 61.6% and its chroma 0.144.