Skip to the color picker

#238ce7 color: Bleu de France

#238ce7 is rgb(35, 140, 231) in RGB and oklch(62.892% 0.16415 250.217) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

208°
100%

62.9%
0.164
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.51:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.98:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #238ce7

#238ce7 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.9% lightness, 0.164 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.51:1 contrast and black text 5.98:1, 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: #238ce7 mixed with white

  1. 238ce7
  2. 4298ea
  3. 5ba4ee
  4. 71b0f1
  5. 86bbf4
  6. 9ac7f6
  7. aed2f8
  8. c3defa
  9. d7e9fc
  10. ebf4fe

Darker: #238ce7 mixed with black

  1. 238ce7
  2. 1d79c9
  3. 1767ab
  4. 11558f
  5. 0c4373
  6. 073359
  7. 042340
  8. 011428
  9. 000713
  10. 000103

Calmer: #238ce7 with less saturation

  1. 238ce7
  2. 358dde
  3. 438dd5
  4. 4f8dcc
  5. 598dc2
  6. 628db9
  7. 6b8cb0
  8. 738ca6
  9. 7a8b9c
  10. 828a93

Questions about #238ce7

What color is #238ce7?

#238ce7 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(35, 140, 231), in HSL hsl(207.86, 80.33%, 52.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.892% 0.16415 250.217).

What colors go well with #238ce7?

The complementary color of #238ce7 is #c37400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009ac1 and #7879e9. The triadic partners are #d85672 and #669b12.

Is white or black text more readable on #238ce7?

White text reads better on #238ce7: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and black gives 5.98:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #238ce7 a warm or cool color?

#238ce7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 62.9% and its chroma 0.164.