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#238ea6 color: Safe Harbour

#238ea6 is rgb(35, 142, 166) in RGB and oklch(59.946% 0.09796 216.941) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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191°
100%

59.9%
0.098
217°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.82:1Hard to read
Lc -71
Black text
5.49:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #238ea6

#238ea6 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 59.9% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 217°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.82:1 contrast and black text 5.49:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #238ea6 mixed with white

  1. 238ea6
  2. 4399af
  3. 5ba4b8
  4. 71b0c1
  5. 86bbc9
  6. 9bc6d2
  7. afd1db
  8. c3dde4
  9. d7e8ed
  10. ebf4f6

Darker: #238ea6 mixed with black

  1. 238ea6
  2. 1d7b90
  3. 17687a
  4. 115665
  5. 0c4451
  6. 07343e
  7. 04242b
  8. 01151a
  9. 00070a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #238ea6 with less saturation

  1. 238ea6
  2. 358da2
  3. 428c9f
  4. 4c8a9b
  5. 568997
  6. 5e8893
  7. 66868f
  8. 6d858c
  9. 748388
  10. 7a8284

Questions about #238ea6

What color is #238ea6?

#238ea6 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Safe Harbour. In RGB it is rgb(35, 142, 166), in HSL hsl(190.99, 65.17%, 39.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.946% 0.09796 216.941).

What colors go well with #238ea6?

The complementary color of #238ea6 is #b26a55. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1e938a and #4c85b7. The triadic partners are #a56995 and #918034.

Is white or black text more readable on #238ea6?

White text reads better on #238ea6: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and black gives 5.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #238ea6 a warm or cool color?

#238ea6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 217 degrees, its lightness 59.9% and its chroma 0.098.