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#245d8a color: Sapphire Lace

#245d8a is rgb(36, 93, 138) in RGB and oklch(46.302% 0.09417 245.795) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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206°
100%

46.3%
0.094
246°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.98:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.01:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #245d8a

#245d8a is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 46.3% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 246°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.98:1 contrast and black text 3.01:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sapphire Lace (#235c8e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #245d8a mixed with white

  1. 245d8a
  2. 3b6c96
  3. 517ca1
  4. 668cad
  5. 7b9cb9
  6. 90acc5
  7. a6bcd0
  8. bccddc
  9. d2dde8
  10. e8eef3

Darker: #245d8a mixed with black

  1. 245d8a
  2. 1e5077
  3. 184365
  4. 123753
  5. 0c2a42
  6. 071f32
  7. 041422
  8. 020a14
  9. 000307
  10. 000001

Calmer: #245d8a with less saturation

  1. 245d8a
  2. 2c5d85
  3. 325d80
  4. 385c7c
  5. 3e5c77
  6. 435c72
  7. 485b6d
  8. 4c5b68
  9. 515a63
  10. 55595e

Questions about #245d8a

What color is #245d8a?

#245d8a is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Sapphire Lace. In RGB it is rgb(36, 93, 138), in HSL hsl(206.47, 58.62%, 34.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.302% 0.09417 245.795).

What colors go well with #245d8a?

The complementary color of #245d8a is #7c4d12. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00657a and #4b538d. The triadic partners are #844051 and #4c6221.

Is white or black text more readable on #245d8a?

White text reads better on #245d8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and black gives 3.01:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #245d8a a warm or cool color?

#245d8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 246 degrees, its lightness 46.3% and its chroma 0.094.