#238DBE Color

#238DBE is rgb(35, 141, 190) in RGB and hsl(199, 69%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#238DBE

HEX#238DBE

RGBrgb(35, 141, 190)

HSLhsl(199, 69%, 44%)

HSVhsv(199, 82%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(60.8% 0.117 234.3)

CMYKcmyk(82%, 26%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text3.73:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.62:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

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

Base#238DBE Complementary#BE5423 Analogous#23BEA1 Analogous#233FBE Triadic#BE238D Triadic#8DBE23

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#30A4D9 #4EB1DF #71C0E5 #93CFEB #B6DFF2 #D4ECF7

Shades

#1E79A4 #1A698E #155674 #11435A #0C3041 #08202B

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