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#258eb0 color: Carol

#258eb0 is rgb(37, 142, 176) in RGB and oklch(60.437% 0.10387 224.896) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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195°
100%

60.4%
0.104
225°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.77:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.57:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #258eb0

#258eb0 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.4% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 225°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.77:1 contrast and black text 5.57:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Carol (#338dae). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #258eb0 mixed with white

  1. 258eb0
  2. 4499b8
  3. 5ca4c0
  4. 72b0c8
  5. 87bbd0
  6. 9bc6d8
  7. afd1e0
  8. c3dde8
  9. d7e8ef
  10. ebf4f7

Darker: #258eb0 mixed with black

  1. 258eb0
  2. 1f7b99
  3. 196882
  4. 13566c
  5. 0d4456
  6. 083442
  7. 04242e
  8. 02151c
  9. 00070b
  10. 000101

Calmer: #258eb0 with less saturation

  1. 258eb0
  2. 368dab
  3. 438ca7
  4. 4e8ba2
  5. 578a9e
  6. 5f8999
  7. 678794
  8. 6e8690
  9. 75848b
  10. 7b8386

Questions about #258eb0

What color is #258eb0?

#258eb0 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Carol. In RGB it is rgb(37, 142, 176), in HSL hsl(194.68, 65.26%, 41.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.437% 0.10387 224.896).

What colors go well with #258eb0?

The complementary color of #258eb0 is #b56c4b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009495 and #5584bf. The triadic partners are #ad6790 and #8b8532.

Is white or black text more readable on #258eb0?

White text reads better on #258eb0: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and black gives 5.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #258eb0 a warm or cool color?

#258eb0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 225 degrees, its lightness 60.4% and its chroma 0.104.