#238AA9 Color

#238AA9 is rgb(35, 138, 169) in RGB and hsl(194, 66%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#238AA9

HEX#238AA9

RGBrgb(35, 138, 169)

HSLhsl(194, 66%, 40%)

HSVhsv(194, 79%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(59.1% 0.1 223.2)

CMYKcmyk(79%, 18%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #238AA9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.98:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.28:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #238AA9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#238AA9 Complementary#A94223 Analogous#23A985 Analogous#2347A9 Triadic#A9238A Triadic#8AA923

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #238AA9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2AA5CB #49B8DA #6BC5E1 #8DD2E8 #AFE0EF #D5EEF6

Shades

#1E7994 #1A677F #16566A #104250 #0C303B #081F26

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