#238fd9
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
35, 143, 217
HSL
204°, 72%, 49%
CMYK
84, 34, 0, 15
Luminance
0.2501
Every format
| HEX | #238fd9 |
| RGB | rgb(35, 143, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 72%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(84%, 34%, 0%, 15%) |
| LAB | lab(57.1 -3.3 -46.0) |
| LCH | lch(57.1 46.1 265.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.627 0.145 244.8) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #238fd9;
background-color: #238fd9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#238fd9] bg-[#238fd9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #238fd9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.137, green: 0.561, blue: 0.851)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#238fd9")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#238fd9 on white: 3.50:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#238fd9 on black: 6.00:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red13.7%
Green56.1%
Blue85.1%
CMYK percentages
Cyan83.9%
Magenta34.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.9%
Color previews
#238fd9 text on a black background
contrast 6.00:1
Card sample
#238fd9 text on a white background
contrast 3.50:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #238fd9;
Background color
Panel with #238fd9 background
background-color: #238fd9;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #238fd9;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(35, 143, 217, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(35, 143, 217, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #238fd9; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #238fd9, #3023D9);