#237baf

Color #237baf

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 5.23 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#237baf

RGB

rgb(35, 123, 175)

HSL

hsl(202.3, 66.7%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.3, 80%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(80%, 29.7%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(49.03, -7.06, -34.77)

LCH

lch(49.03, 35.48, 258.52)

OKLCH

oklch(55.7%, 0.1136, 240.12)

HWB

hwb(202.3, 13.7%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#af5723

Analogous

#23af9d

#237baf

#2335af

Triadic

#237baf

#af237b

#7baf23

Split-complementary

#237baf

#af2335

#af9d23

Tetradic

#237baf

#5723af

#af5723

#7baf23

Square

#237baf

#9d23af

#af5723

#35af23

Shades

Color #237baf mixed toward black.

#1d6792

#175275

#113e58

#0c293a

#06151d

Tints

Color #237baf mixed toward white.

#2f97d5

#58acde

#82c1e6

#acd6ee

#d5eaf7

Tones

Color #237baf mixed toward gray.

#2f78a3

#3a7598

#46728c

#526f80

#5d6c75

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.52:1

White text reads better on this background (4.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5758a4 · ΔE 18.7

Deuteranopia

#524ba2 · ΔE 21.8

Tritanopia

#2d9b99 · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 19.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #237baf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#237baf]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Frequently asked questions

#237baf (#237baf) is rgb(35, 123, 175) in RGB.

No, #237baf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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