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#238ede color: Bleu de France

#238ede is rgb(35, 142, 222) in RGB and oklch(62.807% 0.15141 246.898) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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206°
100%

62.8%
0.151
247°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.50:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
6.00:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #238ede

#238ede is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.8% lightness, 0.151 chroma and a hue of 247°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.5:1 contrast and black text 6:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #238ede mixed with white

  1. 238ede
  2. 439ae2
  3. 5ba5e6
  4. 71b1ea
  5. 86bcee
  6. 9bc7f1
  7. afd3f4
  8. c3def7
  9. d7e9fa
  10. ebf4fd

Darker: #238ede mixed with black

  1. 238ede
  2. 1d7bc1
  3. 1768a5
  4. 115689
  5. 0c446f
  6. 073455
  7. 04243d
  8. 011526
  9. 000712
  10. 000102

Calmer: #238ede with less saturation

  1. 238ede
  2. 368ed6
  3. 448ecd
  4. 4f8ec5
  5. 598ebd
  6. 628db4
  7. 6b8cac
  8. 738ca3
  9. 7a8b9a
  10. 828a91

Questions about #238ede

What color is #238ede?

#238ede is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(35, 142, 222), in HSL hsl(205.67, 73.91%, 50.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.807% 0.15141 246.898).

What colors go well with #238ede?

The complementary color of #238ede is #c47200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009bbc and #737de2. The triadic partners are #d25b79 and #70981c.

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

White text reads better on #238ede: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and black gives 6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #238ede a warm or cool color?

#238ede is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 247 degrees, its lightness 62.8% and its chroma 0.151.