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#238ce3 color: Bleu de France

#238ce3 is rgb(35, 140, 227) in RGB and oklch(62.649% 0.1593 249.219) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

62.6%
0.159
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.54:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.93:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #238ce3

#238ce3 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.6% lightness, 0.159 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.54:1 contrast and black text 5.93:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #238ce3 mixed with white

  1. 238ce3
  2. 4298e7
  3. 5ba4ea
  4. 71b0ee
  5. 86bbf1
  6. 9ac7f4
  7. aed2f7
  8. c3ddf9
  9. d7e9fb
  10. ebf4fd

Darker: #238ce3 mixed with black

  1. 238ce3
  2. 1d79c5
  3. 1767a8
  4. 11558c
  5. 0c4371
  6. 073357
  7. 04233f
  8. 011427
  9. 000712
  10. 000103

Calmer: #238ce3 with less saturation

  1. 238ce3
  2. 358cda
  3. 438dd1
  4. 4e8dc8
  5. 598cc0
  6. 628cb7
  7. 6a8cad
  8. 728ba4
  9. 7a8a9b
  10. 818992

Questions about #238ce3

What color is #238ce3?

#238ce3 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(35, 140, 227), in HSL hsl(207.19, 77.42%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.649% 0.1593 249.219).

What colors go well with #238ce3?

The complementary color of #238ce3 is #c37200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009abf and #767ae5. The triadic partners are #d55773 and #699a16.

Is white or black text more readable on #238ce3?

White text reads better on #238ce3: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and black gives 5.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #238ce3 a warm or cool color?

#238ce3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 62.6% and its chroma 0.159.