Information about #239BBC color

#239BBC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#239BBC falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(35, 155, 188) — 13.7% red, 60.8% green, 73.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 60 / 13 / 0 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #239BBC reads as a strongly colored water-like cyan and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Pelorous (#2599B2). Slightly further away sit Freefall (#1D95C9) and Douban Blue (#2496CD).

The recipe behind #239BBC is rgb(35, 155, 188), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #239BBC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#239BBC color variations

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

#239BBC 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #239BBC

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

Freefall color link
Freefall

#1D95C9

Douban Blue color link
Douban Blue

#2496CD

Blue Ivy color link
Blue Ivy

#3090C7

Pacific Blue color link
Pacific Blue

#1CA9C9

Homebox Blue color link
Homebox Blue

#36A2B9

Peacock color link
Peacock

#33A1C9

Curious Blue color link
Curious Blue

#2596D1

Blue Green color link
Blue Green

#0D98BA

Ball Blue color link
Ball Blue

#21ABCD

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#239BBC
  • RGB35, 155, 188
  • CMYK60, 13, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(35, 155, 188)
  • HSL193°, 69%, 44%
  • HSL Precise192.941°, 68.61%, 43.725%
  • HSV193°, 81%, 74%
  • HSB193°, 81%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • GLSLvec3(0.137, 0.608, 0.737)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.137, 0.608, 0.737, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.137, 0.608, 0.737)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB13.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID239BBC
  • DECIMAL ID2333628
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01