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#238ccd color: Zürich Blue

#238ccd is rgb(35, 140, 205) in RGB and oklch(61.383% 0.13362 242.093) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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203°
100%

61.4%
0.134
242°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.68:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.70:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #238ccd

#238ccd is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.4% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 242°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.68:1 contrast and black text 5.7:1, 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: #238ccd mixed with white

  1. 238ccd
  2. 4298d3
  3. 5ba3d8
  4. 71afde
  5. 86bae3
  6. 9ac6e8
  7. afd1ed
  8. c3ddf2
  9. d7e8f6
  10. ebf4fb

Darker: #238ccd mixed with black

  1. 238ccd
  2. 1d79b2
  3. 176798
  4. 11557e
  5. 0c4366
  6. 07334e
  7. 042338
  8. 011423
  9. 00070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #238ccd with less saturation

  1. 238ccd
  2. 358cc6
  3. 428bbf
  4. 4d8bb8
  5. 578ab1
  6. 608aa9
  7. 6889a2
  8. 70889b
  9. 778793
  10. 7e858c

Questions about #238ccd

What color is #238ccd?

#238ccd is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Zürich Blue. In RGB it is rgb(35, 140, 205), in HSL hsl(202.94, 70.83%, 47.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.383% 0.13362 242.093).

What colors go well with #238ccd?

The complementary color of #238ccd is #bc6f17. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0097b0 and #697dd4. The triadic partners are #c45e7e and #779024.

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

White text reads better on #238ccd: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and black gives 5.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #238ccd a warm or cool color?

#238ccd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 242 degrees, its lightness 61.4% and its chroma 0.134.