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#248cee color: Bleu de France

#248cee is rgb(36, 140, 238) in RGB and oklch(63.344% 0.17249 251.893) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

63.3%
0.172
252°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • blue-500
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.46:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.06:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #248cee

#248cee is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.3% lightness, 0.172 chroma and a hue of 252°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.46:1 contrast and black text 6.06:1, 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: #248cee mixed with white

  1. 248cee
  2. 4398f1
  3. 5ba4f3
  4. 71b0f6
  5. 86bcf8
  6. 9ac7fa
  7. afd3fb
  8. c3defd
  9. d7e9fe
  10. ebf4ff

Darker: #248cee mixed with black

  1. 248cee
  2. 1e79cf
  3. 1867b1
  4. 125593
  5. 0c4377
  6. 07335c
  7. 042342
  8. 02142a
  9. 000714
  10. 000103

Calmer: #248cee with less saturation

  1. 248cee
  2. 368de4
  3. 448ddb
  4. 4f8ed1
  5. 5a8ec7
  6. 638ebd
  7. 6c8db3
  8. 748da9
  9. 7b8c9f
  10. 838b95

Questions about #248cee

What color is #248cee?

#248cee is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(36, 140, 238), in HSL hsl(209.11, 85.59%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.344% 0.17249 251.893).

What colors go well with #248cee?

The complementary color of #248cee is #c27700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009bc5 and #7c78ee. The triadic partners are #de546e and #619e0b.

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

White text reads better on #248cee: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and black gives 6.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #248cee a warm or cool color?

#248cee is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 252 degrees, its lightness 63.3% and its chroma 0.172.