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#238ea2 color: Safe Harbour

#238ea2 is rgb(35, 142, 162) in RGB and oklch(59.774% 0.09593 213.546) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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189°
100%

59.8%
0.096
214°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.84:1Hard to read
Lc -71
Black text
5.46:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #238ea2

#238ea2 is a bright cyan color. In OKLCH it has 59.8% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 214°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.84:1 contrast and black text 5.46:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Safe Harbour (#1e8ea1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium cyan colors

Lighter: #238ea2 mixed with white

  1. 238ea2
  2. 4399ab
  3. 5ba4b4
  4. 71afbe
  5. 86bbc7
  6. 9bc6d0
  7. afd1d9
  8. c3dde3
  9. d7e8ec
  10. ebf4f6

Darker: #238ea2 mixed with black

  1. 238ea2
  2. 1d7b8c
  3. 176877
  4. 115663
  5. 0c444f
  6. 07343c
  7. 04242a
  8. 011519
  9. 00070a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #238ea2 with less saturation

  1. 238ea2
  2. 358d9f
  3. 428c9b
  4. 4c8a98
  5. 568994
  6. 5e8791
  7. 65868d
  8. 6c848a
  9. 738386
  10. 798183

Questions about #238ea2

What color is #238ea2?

#238ea2 is bright cyan. The closest named color is Safe Harbour. In RGB it is rgb(35, 142, 162), in HSL hsl(189.45, 64.47%, 38.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.774% 0.09593 213.546).

What colors go well with #238ea2?

The complementary color of #238ea2 is #b16959. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #269285 and #4986b4. The triadic partners are #a26998 and #937e35.

Is white or black text more readable on #238ea2?

White text reads better on #238ea2: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and black gives 5.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #238ea2 a warm or cool color?

#238ea2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 214 degrees, its lightness 59.8% and its chroma 0.096.