#238BB8 Color

#238BB8 is rgb(35, 139, 184) in RGB and hsl(198, 68%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#238BB8

HEX#238BB8

RGBrgb(35, 139, 184)

HSLhsl(198, 68%, 43%)

HSVhsv(198, 81%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(60% 0.113 232.5)

CMYKcmyk(81%, 24%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #238BB8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.85:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.46:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #238BB8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#238BB8 Complementary#B85023 Analogous#23B89A Analogous#2341B8 Triadic#B8238B Triadic#8BB823

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #238BB8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2DA4D7 #4FB3DE #72C2E4 #90CFEA #B2DEF0 #D4ECF7

Shades

#1E789F #1A6889 #15546F #11445A #0C3140 #08202B

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