#238AB3 Color

#238AB3 is rgb(35, 138, 179) in RGB and hsl(197, 67%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#238AB3

HEX#238AB3

RGBrgb(35, 138, 179)

HSLhsl(197, 67%, 42%)

HSVhsv(197, 80%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(59.6% 0.108 230.2)

CMYKcmyk(80%, 23%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #238AB3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.92:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.36:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #238AB3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#238AB3 Complementary#B34C23 Analogous#23B394 Analogous#2342B3 Triadic#B3238A Triadic#8AB323

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #238AB3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2AA5D5 #4CB3DC #6EC1E2 #90D0E9 #B2DEF0 #D4EDF7

Shades

#1F7A9E #1A6684 #16566F #114255 #0D3140 #081E26

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