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#238fa5 color: Safe Harbour

#238fa5 is rgb(35, 143, 165) in RGB and oklch(60.154% 0.09744 215.118) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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190°
100%

60.2%
0.097
215°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.79:1Hard to read
Lc -71
Black text
5.54:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #238fa5

#238fa5 is a bright cyan color. In OKLCH it has 60.2% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 215°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.79:1 contrast and black text 5.54:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium cyan colors

Lighter: #238fa5 mixed with white

  1. 238fa5
  2. 439aae
  3. 5ba5b7
  4. 71b0c0
  5. 86bbc9
  6. 9bc7d2
  7. afd2db
  8. c3dde4
  9. d7e8ed
  10. ebf4f6

Darker: #238fa5 mixed with black

  1. 238fa5
  2. 1d7c8f
  3. 176979
  4. 115765
  5. 0c4551
  6. 07343d
  7. 04242b
  8. 01151a
  9. 00070a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #238fa5 with less saturation

  1. 238fa5
  2. 358ea1
  3. 428d9e
  4. 4d8b9a
  5. 568a97
  6. 5f8893
  7. 66878f
  8. 6d858c
  9. 748488
  10. 7a8284

Questions about #238fa5

What color is #238fa5?

#238fa5 is bright cyan. The closest named color is Safe Harbour. In RGB it is rgb(35, 143, 165), in HSL hsl(190.15, 65%, 39.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.154% 0.09744 215.118).

What colors go well with #238fa5?

The complementary color of #238fa5 is #b36a58. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #239388 and #4b86b7. The triadic partners are #a56a98 and #938035.

Is white or black text more readable on #238fa5?

White text reads better on #238fa5: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and black gives 5.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #238fa5 a warm or cool color?

#238fa5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 215 degrees, its lightness 60.2% and its chroma 0.097.