#238ca3 color: Waikiki
#238ca3 is rgb(35, 140, 163) in RGB and oklch(59.313% 0.09635 216.413) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Sky blue
- Medium
- Vivid
- Cool
- ≈ Steel blue
- cyan-600
- Black 36%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #238ca3
#238ca3 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 59.3% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 216°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 3.92:1 contrast and black text 5.35:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Waikiki (#218ba0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.
Lighter: #238ca3 mixed with white
Darker: #238ca3 mixed with black
Calmer: #238ca3 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #238ca3
Questions about #238ca3
What color is #238ca3?
#238ca3 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Waikiki. In RGB it is rgb(35, 140, 163), in HSL hsl(190.78, 64.65%, 38.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.313% 0.09635 216.413).
What colors go well with #238ca3?
The complementary color of #238ca3 is #af6955. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #209087 and #4b83b4. The triadic partners are #a26794 and #8f7e33.
Is white or black text more readable on #238ca3?
White text reads better on #238ca3: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and black gives 5.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #238ca3 a warm or cool color?
#238ca3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 216 degrees, its lightness 59.3% and its chroma 0.096.