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#248bce color: Zürich Blue

#248bce is rgb(36, 139, 206) in RGB and oklch(61.223% 0.13531 243.205) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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204°
100%

61.2%
0.135
243°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.71:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.66:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #248bce

#248bce is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.2% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 243°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.71:1 contrast and black text 5.66:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Zürich Blue (#248bcc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #248bce mixed with white

  1. 248bce
  2. 4397d4
  3. 5ba3d9
  4. 71aede
  5. 86bae4
  6. 9ac5e8
  7. aed1ed
  8. c3dcf2
  9. d7e8f6
  10. ebf3fb

Darker: #248bce mixed with black

  1. 248bce
  2. 1e78b3
  3. 186698
  4. 12547f
  5. 0c4366
  6. 07324e
  7. 042338
  8. 021423
  9. 00070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #248bce with less saturation

  1. 248bce
  2. 358bc7
  3. 428bc0
  4. 4d8ab8
  5. 578ab1
  6. 6089aa
  7. 6888a2
  8. 6f879b
  9. 768693
  10. 7d858c

Questions about #248bce

What color is #248bce?

#248bce is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Zürich Blue. In RGB it is rgb(36, 139, 206), in HSL hsl(203.65, 70.25%, 47.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.223% 0.13531 243.205).

What colors go well with #248bce?

The complementary color of #248bce is #bb6f0f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0096b1 and #6a7cd4. The triadic partners are #c45d7c and #749024.

Is white or black text more readable on #248bce?

White text reads better on #248bce: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and black gives 5.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #248bce a warm or cool color?

#248bce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 243 degrees, its lightness 61.2% and its chroma 0.135.