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#239DCE — Blue

#239DCE is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #239DCE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#239DCE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CD5323; it also sits naturally between #23CDA8 and #2348CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#239DCE · RGB 35, 157, 206

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Color values

HEX#239DCE
RGB35, 157, 206
HSL197°, 71%, 47%
HSV197°, 83%, 81%
CMYK83%, 24%, 0%, 19%
XYZ23.89, 28.93, 62.72
Yxy28.93, 0.2068, 0.2504
CIE-Lab60.72, -15.13, -34.14
Hunter Lab53.78, -12.15, -35.74

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 14% · Green 62% · Blue 81%

Cyan 83% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #239DCE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #239DCE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #239DCE

.text { color: #239DCE; }
.background { background-color: #239DCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #239DCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(35, 157, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(197, 71%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #239DCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(35, 157, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #239DCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(35, 157, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#239DCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#239DCE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #239DCE

#208FBC#1C7FA6#197194#166483#135771#10465C#0D394A#0A2B39#061B23#030D11

Tints of #239DCE

#2EAADC#43B3DF#59BCE3#6FC5E7#85CEEA#96D5ED#ACDDF1#C2E6F5#D8EFF8#EEF8FC

Tones of #239DCE

#2F98C1#3B92B5#478DA9#54879C#608290#6C7D84

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CD5323:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.09:1 AA large only
Against black text6.79:1 AA

Best text color on #239DCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #239DCE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #239DCE: ·

How #239DCE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #5859C2Deuteranopia · #5148BFTritanopia · #29B9B7

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind sky 500 · #0EA5E9Material Blue 500 · #2196F3Tailwind cyan 500 · #06B6D4

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #239DCE rather than the exact color:

Amber Ruby Zephyr
#739A1A · #239ACE · #C52293 · #D3E7AA
Honey Aurora
#16912A · #28D5A2 · #209FC9 · #1A3AB4
Amber Mosaic
#BF2294 · #90BA21 · #239AC6 · #EFC7E8
Scarlet Ruby Monsoon
#29C637 · #22A479 · #1A9DC9 · #14246E
Honey Orchard
#95CFEF · #289AD7 · #18638B · #0C2B3C
Vivid Horizon
#24E145 · #1E9C62 · #28E2D3 · #189ACF

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#239ACE#209FC9#239AC6#1A9DC9#289AD7#189ACF#18A2CD#29A8CC#19A7CE#319ACA#2592C2#2FA4D7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #239DCD  ·  #239DCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #239DCE?

#239DCE is Blue, a blue color (RGB 35, 157, 206). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #239DCE?

#239DCE is RGB 35, 157, 206 — HSL 197°, 71%, 47% — CMYK 83%, 24%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #239DCE?

Its complement is #CD5323; analogous partners are #23CDA8 and #2348CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #239DCE for text?

Black text on #239DCE has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.09:1.