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#239fde color: Blue Damselfly

#239fde is rgb(35, 159, 222) in RGB and oklch(66.737% 0.13754 237.587) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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200°
100%

66.7%
0.138
238°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.96:1Hard to read
Lc -61
Black text
7.09:1Readable · AA
Lc 48

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About #239fde

#239fde is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 66.7% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 238°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.96:1 contrast and black text 7.09:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Damselfly (#2fa1da). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #239fde mixed with white

  1. 239fde
  2. 46a9e2
  3. 5fb3e6
  4. 76bde9
  5. 8ac6ed
  6. 9fd0f0
  7. b2d9f4
  8. c6e3f7
  9. d9ecfa
  10. ecf6fc

Darker: #239fde mixed with black

  1. 239fde
  2. 1d8ac1
  3. 1775a5
  4. 116189
  5. 0c4d6f
  6. 073b55
  7. 04293d
  8. 011826
  9. 000912
  10. 000102

Calmer: #239fde with less saturation

  1. 239fde
  2. 3a9ed7
  3. 499ed0
  4. 569dc8
  5. 619cc1
  6. 6b9bba
  7. 759ab3
  8. 7d99ab
  9. 8597a4
  10. 8d969c

Questions about #239fde

What color is #239fde?

#239fde is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Blue Damselfly. In RGB it is rgb(35, 159, 222), in HSL hsl(200.21, 73.91%, 50.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.737% 0.13754 237.587).

What colors go well with #239fde?

The complementary color of #239fde is #d27c31. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00aabf and #6f90e9. The triadic partners are #d66d95 and #8e9f2c.

Is white or black text more readable on #239fde?

Black text reads better on #239fde: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and black gives 7.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #239fde a warm or cool color?

#239fde is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 238 degrees, its lightness 66.7% and its chroma 0.138.