All About Color #238ABE

#238ABE

About #238ABE

#238ABE is a medium blue color with the hex code #238ABE. In RGB it is red 35, green 138, blue 190; in HSL it is hue 200°, saturation 69%, lightness 44%; in CMYK it is 82%, 27%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 3.85:1 on white and 5.45:1 on black.

#238ABE Color Conversion

Hex triplet23, 8A, BE
CMYK81.58%, 27.37%, 0.00%, 25.49%
RGB Decimal35, 138, 190
HSL200°, 69%, 44%
RGB Octal43, 212, 276
HSV (HSB)200.13°, 81.58%, 74.51%
RGB Binary100011, 10001010, 10111110
CIE-L*AB54.29, -10.25, -35.14
RGB Percent13.73%, 54.12%, 74.51%
CIE-L*CH54.29, 36.60, 253.74
XYZ19.08, 22.25, 52.00
CIE-L*UV54.29, -33.80, -52.77
xyY0.20, 0.24, 22.25
Hunter-Lab47.17, -10.37, -32.34
RYB13.73%, 37.99%, 74.51%

Color Accessibility Scores

#238ABE on a dark background: contrast 5.45:1, passes WCAG AA.
#238ABE on a light background: contrast 3.85:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #238ABE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#238ABE · #5BB4E1 · #155270 · #BE5623 · #E1885B

Analogous palette

#23BE56 · #23BEA4 · #238ABE · #233DBE · #5623BE

Triadic palette

#238ABE · #BE238A · #8ABE23 · #5BB4E1 · #E15BB4

Tetradic palette

#238ABE · #A423BE · #BE5623 · #3DBE23 · #155270

Monochromatic palette

#0B2C3C · #175B7D · #238ABE · #4EAEDF · #8FCCEA

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