All About Color #238BB8

#238BB8

About #238BB8

#238BB8 is a medium blue color with the hex code #238BB8. In RGB it is red 35, green 139, blue 184; in HSL it is hue 198°, saturation 68%, lightness 43%; in CMYK it is 81%, 24%, 0%, 28%. Its contrast ratio is 3.85:1 on white and 5.46:1 on black.

#238BB8 Color Conversion

Hex triplet23, 8B, B8
CMYK80.98%, 24.46%, 0.00%, 27.84%
RGB Decimal35, 139, 184
HSL198°, 68%, 43%
RGB Octal43, 213, 270
HSV (HSB)198.12°, 80.98%, 72.16%
RGB Binary100011, 10001011, 10111000
CIE-L*AB54.33, -12.96, -31.67
RGB Percent13.73%, 54.51%, 72.16%
CIE-L*CH54.33, 34.22, 247.74
XYZ18.58, 22.28, 48.67
CIE-L*UV54.33, -34.51, -46.81
xyY0.21, 0.25, 22.28
Hunter-Lab47.21, -12.36, -28.09
RYB13.73%, 37.74%, 72.16%

Color Accessibility Scores

#238BB8 on a dark background: contrast 5.46:1, passes WCAG AA.
#238BB8 on a light background: contrast 3.85:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #238BB8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#238BB8 · #58B7DF · #14516B · #B85023 · #DF8058

Analogous palette

#23B850 · #23B89A · #238BB8 · #2341B8 · #5023B8

Triadic palette

#238BB8 · #B8238B · #8BB823 · #58B7DF · #DF58B7

Tetradic palette

#238BB8 · #9A23B8 · #B85023 · #41B823 · #14516B

Monochromatic palette

#0B2A38 · #175B78 · #238BB8 · #4BB1DD · #8BCDE9

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