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#238ecb color: Ticino Blue

#238ecb is rgb(35, 142, 203) in RGB and oklch(61.746% 0.12986 240.011) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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202°
100%

61.7%
0.130
240°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.62:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.80:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #238ecb

#238ecb is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.7% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 240°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.62:1 contrast and black text 5.8:1, 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: #238ecb mixed with white

  1. 238ecb
  2. 4399d1
  3. 5ba5d6
  4. 71b0dc
  5. 86bce1
  6. 9bc7e7
  7. afd2ec
  8. c3ddf1
  9. d7e9f6
  10. ebf4fa

Darker: #238ecb mixed with black

  1. 238ecb
  2. 1d7bb0
  3. 176896
  4. 11567d
  5. 0c4465
  6. 07344d
  7. 042437
  8. 011522
  9. 00070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #238ecb with less saturation

  1. 238ecb
  2. 358ec4
  3. 438dbd
  4. 4e8db7
  5. 588cb0
  6. 618ba9
  7. 698aa2
  8. 71899b
  9. 788894
  10. 7f878d

Questions about #238ecb

What color is #238ecb?

#238ecb is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Ticino Blue. In RGB it is rgb(35, 142, 203), in HSL hsl(201.79, 70.59%, 46.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.746% 0.12986 240.011).

What colors go well with #238ecb?

The complementary color of #238ecb is #bd7024. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0099af and #6780d3. The triadic partners are #c36182 and #7c9027.

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

White text reads better on #238ecb: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and black gives 5.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #238ecb a warm or cool color?

#238ecb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 240 degrees, its lightness 61.7% and its chroma 0.13.