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#238dd5 color: Ticino Blue

#238dd5 is rgb(35, 141, 213) in RGB and oklch(62.061% 0.14184 244.505) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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204°
100%

62.1%
0.142
245°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 16%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.59:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.84:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #238dd5

#238dd5 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.1% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 245°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.59:1 contrast and black text 5.84:1, 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: #238dd5 mixed with white

  1. 238dd5
  2. 4399da
  3. 5ba4df
  4. 71b0e3
  5. 86bbe8
  6. 9bc7ec
  7. afd2f0
  8. c3ddf4
  9. d7e9f8
  10. ebf4fc

Darker: #238dd5 mixed with black

  1. 238dd5
  2. 1d7ab9
  3. 17679e
  4. 115583
  5. 0c446a
  6. 073351
  7. 04233a
  8. 011424
  9. 000710
  10. 000102

Calmer: #238dd5 with less saturation

  1. 238dd5
  2. 358dcd
  3. 438dc6
  4. 4e8cbe
  5. 588cb6
  6. 618bae
  7. 698ba7
  8. 718a9f
  9. 788997
  10. 7f878e

Questions about #238dd5

What color is #238dd5?

#238dd5 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Ticino Blue. In RGB it is rgb(35, 141, 213), in HSL hsl(204.27, 71.77%, 48.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.061% 0.14184 244.505).

What colors go well with #238dd5?

The complementary color of #238dd5 is #c07100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0099b6 and #6e7ddb. The triadic partners are #ca5d7c and #749421.

Is white or black text more readable on #238dd5?

White text reads better on #238dd5: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and black gives 5.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #238dd5 a warm or cool color?

#238dd5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 245 degrees, its lightness 62.1% and its chroma 0.142.