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#258bcb color: Zürich Blue

#258bcb is rgb(37, 139, 203) in RGB and oklch(61.078% 0.13167 242.149) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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203°
100%

61.1%
0.132
242°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.73:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.63:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #258bcb

#258bcb is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.1% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 242°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.73:1 contrast and black text 5.63:1, 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: #258bcb mixed with white

  1. 258bcb
  2. 4397d1
  3. 5ba3d7
  4. 71aedc
  5. 86bae2
  6. 9ac5e7
  7. afd1ec
  8. c3dcf1
  9. d7e8f6
  10. ebf3fa

Darker: #258bcb mixed with black

  1. 258bcb
  2. 1f78b0
  3. 196696
  4. 13547d
  5. 0d4365
  6. 08324d
  7. 042337
  8. 021422
  9. 00070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #258bcb with less saturation

  1. 258bcb
  2. 368bc4
  3. 438abd
  4. 4e8ab6
  5. 5789af
  6. 6089a8
  7. 6888a1
  8. 6f879a
  9. 768692
  10. 7d858b

Questions about #258bcb

What color is #258bcb?

#258bcb is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Zürich Blue. In RGB it is rgb(37, 139, 203), in HSL hsl(203.13, 69.17%, 47.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.078% 0.13167 242.149).

What colors go well with #258bcb?

The complementary color of #258bcb is #ba6f19. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0096af and #697cd2. The triadic partners are #c25e7d and #768f26.

Is white or black text more readable on #258bcb?

White text reads better on #258bcb: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and black gives 5.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #258bcb a warm or cool color?

#258bcb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 242 degrees, its lightness 61.1% and its chroma 0.132.