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#238ff0 color: Bleu de France

#238ff0 is rgb(35, 143, 240) in RGB and oklch(64.112% 0.17202 251.078) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

64.1%
0.172
251°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • blue-500
  • Black 6%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.36:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.26:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #238ff0

#238ff0 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 64.1% lightness, 0.172 chroma and a hue of 251°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.36:1 contrast and black text 6.26:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-500.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #238ff0 mixed with white

  1. 238ff0
  2. 439bf3
  3. 5ba7f5
  4. 71b2f7
  5. 86bef9
  6. 9bc9fb
  7. afd4fc
  8. c3dffd
  9. d7eafe
  10. ebf4ff

Darker: #238ff0 mixed with black

  1. 238ff0
  2. 1d7cd1
  3. 1769b2
  4. 115795
  5. 0c4578
  6. 07345d
  7. 042443
  8. 01152a
  9. 000714
  10. 000103

Calmer: #238ff0 with less saturation

  1. 238ff0
  2. 3690e6
  3. 4490dd
  4. 5090d3
  5. 5b90c9
  6. 6490bf
  7. 6d90b5
  8. 768fab
  9. 7d8ea1
  10. 858d97

Questions about #238ff0

What color is #238ff0?

#238ff0 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(35, 143, 240), in HSL hsl(208.39, 87.23%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.112% 0.17202 251.078).

What colors go well with #238ff0?

The complementary color of #238ff0 is #c77800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009ec7 and #7d7bf1. The triadic partners are #e05672 and #66a00c.

Is white or black text more readable on #238ff0?

White text reads better on #238ff0: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and black gives 6.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #238ff0 a warm or cool color?

#238ff0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 251 degrees, its lightness 64.1% and its chroma 0.172.