Information about #238DAD color

#238DAD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#238DAD falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(35, 141, 173) — 13.7% red, 55.3% green, 67.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 54 / 13 / 0 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored aqua cyan, #238DAD feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Pelorous (#2599B2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Scooter (#308EA0) and Cyan Cornflower Blue (#188BC2).

The recipe behind #238DAD is rgb(35, 141, 173), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #238DAD: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for white. #238DAD has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#238DAD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#238DAD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#238DAD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#238DAD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#238DAD color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#238DAD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#AE4424
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#AE8924
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#AE2448
#AE2448

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#24AE89
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#238DAD
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#AE248D
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#8DAE24
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#4424AE
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#8DAE24
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#8924AE
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#AE4424
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#48AE24
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Nearest named colors to #238DAD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pelorous color link
Pelorous

#2599B2

Scooter color link
Scooter

#308EA0

Cyan Cornflower Blue color link
Cyan Cornflower Blue

#188BC2

Java color link
Java

#259797

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

UCLA Blue color link
UCLA Blue

#2774AE

Lure color link
Lure

#2F77A9

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Nice Blue color link
Nice Blue

#107AB0

Bluish color link
Bluish

#2976BB

Glacial Blue Ice color link
Glacial Blue Ice

#368BC1

Blue Green color link
Blue Green

#0D98BA

#238DAD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#238DAD color image #238DAD color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#238DAD color image #238DAD color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#238DAD
  • RGB35, 141, 173
  • CMYK54, 13, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(35, 141, 173)
  • HSL194°, 66%, 41%
  • HSL Precise193.913°, 66.346%, 40.784%
  • HSV194°, 80%, 68%
  • HSB194°, 80%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.137, 0.553, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.137, 0.553, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.137, 0.553, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB13.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID238DAD
  • DECIMAL ID2330029
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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