#238CA9 Color

#238CA9 is rgb(35, 140, 169) in RGB and hsl(193, 66%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#238CA9

HEX#238CA9

RGBrgb(35, 140, 169)

HSLhsl(193, 66%, 40%)

HSVhsv(193, 79%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(59.6% 0.1 221.3)

CMYKcmyk(79%, 17%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #238CA9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.89:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.4:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #238CA9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#238CA9 Complementary#A94023 Analogous#23A983 Analogous#2349A9 Triadic#A9238C Triadic#8CA923

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #238CA9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2AA8CB #49BADA #6BC7E1 #8DD4E8 #AFE1EF #D5EFF6

Shades

#1E7B94 #1A697F #16586A #104350 #0C313B #082026

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