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#238fa9 color: Zeftron

#238fa9 is rgb(35, 143, 169) in RGB and oklch(60.328% 0.09963 218.414) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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192°
100%

60.3%
0.100
218°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.77:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.57:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #238fa9

#238fa9 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.3% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 218°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.77:1 contrast and black text 5.57:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Zeftron (#0090ad). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #238fa9 mixed with white

  1. 238fa9
  2. 439ab2
  3. 5ba5ba
  4. 71b0c3
  5. 86bbcb
  6. 9bc7d4
  7. afd2dd
  8. c3dde5
  9. d7e8ee
  10. ebf4f6

Darker: #238fa9 mixed with black

  1. 238fa9
  2. 1d7c92
  3. 17697c
  4. 115767
  5. 0c4553
  6. 07343f
  7. 04242c
  8. 01151b
  9. 00070a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #238fa9 with less saturation

  1. 238fa9
  2. 358ea5
  3. 428da1
  4. 4d8b9d
  5. 568a99
  6. 5f8995
  7. 678791
  8. 6e868d
  9. 758489
  10. 7b8385

Questions about #238fa9

What color is #238fa9?

#238fa9 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Zeftron. In RGB it is rgb(35, 143, 169), in HSL hsl(191.64, 65.69%, 40%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.328% 0.09963 218.414).

What colors go well with #238fa9?

The complementary color of #238fa9 is #b46b54. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1a948d and #4e86ba. The triadic partners are #a86995 and #918234.

Is white or black text more readable on #238fa9?

White text reads better on #238fa9: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and black gives 5.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #238fa9 a warm or cool color?

#238fa9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 218 degrees, its lightness 60.3% and its chroma 0.1.