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#248ee9 color: Bleu de France

#248ee9 is rgb(36, 142, 233) in RGB and oklch(63.479% 0.16434 249.972) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

63.5%
0.164
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.43:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.12:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #248ee9

#248ee9 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.5% lightness, 0.164 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.43:1 contrast and black text 6.12:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #248ee9 mixed with white

  1. 248ee9
  2. 439aec
  3. 5ba6ef
  4. 71b1f2
  5. 86bdf5
  6. 9bc8f7
  7. afd3f9
  8. c3defb
  9. d7e9fd
  10. ebf4fe

Darker: #248ee9 mixed with black

  1. 248ee9
  2. 1e7bcb
  3. 1868ad
  4. 125690
  5. 0c4474
  6. 07345a
  7. 042441
  8. 021529
  9. 000713
  10. 000103

Calmer: #248ee9 with less saturation

  1. 248ee9
  2. 378ee0
  3. 448fd7
  4. 508fcd
  5. 5a8fc4
  6. 638ebb
  7. 6c8eb1
  8. 748da8
  9. 7c8d9e
  10. 838c94

Questions about #248ee9

What color is #248ee9?

#248ee9 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(36, 142, 233), in HSL hsl(207.72, 81.74%, 52.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.479% 0.16434 249.972).

What colors go well with #248ee9?

The complementary color of #248ee9 is #c57500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009cc3 and #797beb. The triadic partners are #da5874 and #689d14.

Is white or black text more readable on #248ee9?

White text reads better on #248ee9: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and black gives 6.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #248ee9 a warm or cool color?

#248ee9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 63.5% and its chroma 0.164.