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#238fe9 color: Bleu de France

#238fe9 is rgb(35, 143, 233) in RGB and oklch(63.685% 0.16355 249.447) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

63.7%
0.164
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.40:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.18:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #238fe9

#238fe9 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.7% lightness, 0.164 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.4:1 contrast and black text 6.18:1, 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: #238fe9 mixed with white

  1. 238fe9
  2. 439bec
  3. 5ba7ef
  4. 71b2f2
  5. 86bdf5
  6. 9bc8f7
  7. afd3f9
  8. c3defb
  9. d7e9fd
  10. ebf4fe

Darker: #238fe9 mixed with black

  1. 238fe9
  2. 1d7ccb
  3. 1769ad
  4. 115790
  5. 0c4574
  6. 07345a
  7. 042441
  8. 011529
  9. 000713
  10. 000103

Calmer: #238fe9 with less saturation

  1. 238fe9
  2. 368fe0
  3. 4490d7
  4. 5090ce
  5. 5a90c4
  6. 648fbb
  7. 6d8fb2
  8. 758ea8
  9. 7c8d9f
  10. 848c95

Questions about #238fe9

What color is #238fe9?

#238fe9 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(35, 143, 233), in HSL hsl(207.27, 81.82%, 52.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.685% 0.16355 249.447).

What colors go well with #238fe9?

The complementary color of #238fe9 is #c77500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009dc3 and #797ceb. The triadic partners are #da5975 and #6a9d15.

Is white or black text more readable on #238fe9?

White text reads better on #238fe9: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and black gives 6.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #238fe9 a warm or cool color?

#238fe9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 63.7% and its chroma 0.164.