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#238ed2 color: Ticino Blue

#238ed2 is rgb(35, 142, 210) in RGB and oklch(62.126% 0.13757 242.852) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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203°
100%

62.1%
0.138
243°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.58:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #238ed2

#238ed2 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.1% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 243°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.58:1 contrast and black text 5.87:1, 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: #238ed2 mixed with white

  1. 238ed2
  2. 439ad7
  3. 5ba5dc
  4. 71b0e1
  5. 86bce6
  6. 9bc7eb
  7. afd2ef
  8. c3ddf3
  9. d7e9f7
  10. ebf4fb

Darker: #238ed2 mixed with black

  1. 238ed2
  2. 1d7bb6
  3. 17689b
  4. 115681
  5. 0c4468
  6. 073450
  7. 042439
  8. 011524
  9. 000710
  10. 000102

Calmer: #238ed2 with less saturation

  1. 238ed2
  2. 368ecb
  3. 438dc3
  4. 4f8dbc
  5. 588cb5
  6. 618cad
  7. 6a8ba5
  8. 718a9e
  9. 798996
  10. 80888e

Questions about #238ed2

What color is #238ed2?

#238ed2 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Ticino Blue. In RGB it is rgb(35, 142, 210), in HSL hsl(203.31, 71.43%, 48.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.126% 0.13757 242.852).

What colors go well with #238ed2?

The complementary color of #238ed2 is #bf7110. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0099b4 and #6c7fd9. The triadic partners are #c85f7f and #779324.

Is white or black text more readable on #238ed2?

White text reads better on #238ed2: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and black gives 5.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #238ed2 a warm or cool color?

#238ed2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 243 degrees, its lightness 62.1% and its chroma 0.138.