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#248cce color: Ticino Blue

#248cce is rgb(36, 140, 206) in RGB and oklch(61.457% 0.13448 242.61) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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203°
100%

61.5%
0.134
243°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.67:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.72:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #248cce

#248cce is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.5% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 243°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.67:1 contrast and black text 5.72:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ticino Blue (#268bcc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #248cce mixed with white

  1. 248cce
  2. 4398d4
  3. 5ba3d9
  4. 71afde
  5. 86bae3
  6. 9bc6e8
  7. afd1ed
  8. c3ddf2
  9. d7e8f6
  10. ebf4fb

Darker: #248cce mixed with black

  1. 248cce
  2. 1e79b3
  3. 186798
  4. 12557f
  5. 0c4366
  6. 07334e
  7. 042338
  8. 021423
  9. 00070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #248cce with less saturation

  1. 248cce
  2. 368cc7
  3. 438bc0
  4. 4e8bb9
  5. 578ab1
  6. 608aaa
  7. 6889a3
  8. 70889b
  9. 778794
  10. 7e868c

Questions about #248cce

What color is #248cce?

#248cce is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Ticino Blue. In RGB it is rgb(36, 140, 206), in HSL hsl(203.29, 70.25%, 47.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.457% 0.13448 242.61).

What colors go well with #248cce?

The complementary color of #248cce is #bc6f14. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0097b1 and #6a7dd5. The triadic partners are #c55e7d and #769125.

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

White text reads better on #248cce: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and black gives 5.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #248cce a warm or cool color?

#248cce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 243 degrees, its lightness 61.5% and its chroma 0.134.