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#258ca3 color: Waikiki

#258ca3 is rgb(37, 140, 163) in RGB and oklch(59.355% 0.09562 216.599) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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191°
100%

59.4%
0.096
217°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.92:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.36:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #258ca3

#258ca3 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 59.4% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 217°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.92:1 contrast and black text 5.36:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Waikiki (#218ba0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #258ca3 mixed with white

  1. 258ca3
  2. 4397ac
  3. 5ba3b5
  4. 71aebe
  5. 86b9c8
  6. 9bc5d1
  7. afd0da
  8. c3dce3
  9. d7e8ec
  10. ebf3f6

Darker: #258ca3 mixed with black

  1. 258ca3
  2. 1f798d
  3. 196778
  4. 135563
  5. 0d434f
  6. 08333c
  7. 04232a
  8. 021419
  9. 00070a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #258ca3 with less saturation

  1. 258ca3
  2. 358b9f
  3. 428a9c
  4. 4c8898
  5. 558795
  6. 5d8691
  7. 65848d
  8. 6c8389
  9. 728186
  10. 788082

Questions about #258ca3

What color is #258ca3?

#258ca3 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Waikiki. In RGB it is rgb(37, 140, 163), in HSL hsl(190.95, 63%, 39.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.355% 0.09562 216.599).

What colors go well with #258ca3?

The complementary color of #258ca3 is #af6955. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #229087 and #4b83b4. The triadic partners are #a26893 and #8f7e35.

Is white or black text more readable on #258ca3?

White text reads better on #258ca3: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and black gives 5.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #258ca3 a warm or cool color?

#258ca3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 217 degrees, its lightness 59.4% and its chroma 0.096.