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#238ee4 color: Bleu de France

#238ee4 is rgb(35, 142, 228) in RGB and oklch(63.16% 0.15854 248.595) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

63.2%
0.159
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.46:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.06:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #238ee4

#238ee4 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.2% lightness, 0.159 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.46:1 contrast and black text 6.06:1, 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 blue colors

Lighter: #238ee4 mixed with white

  1. 238ee4
  2. 439ae8
  3. 5ba6eb
  4. 71b1ee
  5. 86bcf2
  6. 9bc8f4
  7. afd3f7
  8. c3def9
  9. d7e9fb
  10. ebf4fd

Darker: #238ee4 mixed with black

  1. 238ee4
  2. 1d7bc6
  3. 1768a9
  4. 11568d
  5. 0c4472
  6. 073458
  7. 04243f
  8. 011528
  9. 000712
  10. 000103

Calmer: #238ee4 with less saturation

  1. 238ee4
  2. 368edb
  3. 448ed2
  4. 4f8eca
  5. 5a8ec1
  6. 638eb8
  7. 6b8daf
  8. 748da6
  9. 7b8c9c
  10. 828b93

Questions about #238ee4

What color is #238ee4?

#238ee4 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(35, 142, 228), in HSL hsl(206.74, 78.14%, 51.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.16% 0.15854 248.595).

What colors go well with #238ee4?

The complementary color of #238ee4 is #c67300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009bc0 and #767ce7. The triadic partners are #d65976 and #6c9b18.

Is white or black text more readable on #238ee4?

White text reads better on #238ee4: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and black gives 6.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #238ee4 a warm or cool color?

#238ee4 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 63.2% and its chroma 0.159.