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#238fe6 color: Bleu de France

#238fe6 is rgb(35, 143, 230) in RGB and oklch(63.505% 0.15995 248.68) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

63.5%
0.160
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.42:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.14:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #238fe6

#238fe6 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.5% lightness, 0.16 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.42:1 contrast and black text 6.14:1, 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: #238fe6 mixed with white

  1. 238fe6
  2. 439bea
  3. 5ba6ed
  4. 71b2f0
  5. 86bdf3
  6. 9bc8f5
  7. afd3f8
  8. c3defa
  9. d7e9fc
  10. ebf4fe

Darker: #238fe6 mixed with black

  1. 238fe6
  2. 1d7cc8
  3. 1769ab
  4. 11578e
  5. 0c4573
  6. 073459
  7. 042440
  8. 011528
  9. 000713
  10. 000103

Calmer: #238fe6 with less saturation

  1. 238fe6
  2. 368fdd
  3. 448fd4
  4. 508fcb
  5. 5a8fc2
  6. 648fb9
  7. 6c8eb0
  8. 748ea7
  9. 7c8d9e
  10. 838c94

Questions about #238fe6

What color is #238fe6?

#238fe6 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(35, 143, 230), in HSL hsl(206.77, 79.59%, 51.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.505% 0.15995 248.68).

What colors go well with #238fe6?

The complementary color of #238fe6 is #c77400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009cc1 and #777de9. The triadic partners are #d85a77 and #6c9c17.

Is white or black text more readable on #238fe6?

White text reads better on #238fe6: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and black gives 6.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #238fe6 a warm or cool color?

#238fe6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 63.5% and its chroma 0.16.