#238EB8 Color

#238EB8 is rgb(35, 142, 184) in RGB and hsl(197, 68%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#238EB8

HEX#238EB8

RGBrgb(35, 142, 184)

HSLhsl(197, 68%, 43%)

HSVhsv(197, 81%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(60.8% 0.111 230)

CMYKcmyk(81%, 23%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #238EB8 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 text5.63:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #238EB8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#238EB8 Complementary#B84D23 Analogous#23B898 Analogous#2343B8 Triadic#B8238E Triadic#8EB823

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #238EB8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2DA7D7 #4FB5DE #72C4E4 #90D0EA #B2DFF0 #D4EDF7

Shades

#1E7A9F #1A6A89 #15566F #11455A #0C3240 #08212B

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