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#239BBB closest to Blue Ocean

#239BBB is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Blue Ocean. In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 60.8% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(35, 155, 187)). Its HSL value is 193° hue, 68% saturation and 44% lightness, and in CMYK it is 81% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #239BBB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.48:1.

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Variations of #239BBB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#239BBB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#239BBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #239BBB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7489BB
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8897BD
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7697BC
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7489BB
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6590BB
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A5A5
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #009FB2
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8F8F8F
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7E929B

#239BBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.24:1 Poor#239BBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.48:1 Good#239BBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#239BBB in CSS

/* Blue Ocean */
.color { color: #239BBB; }
.background { background-color: #239BBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #239BBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(35 155 187);
color: hsl(193 68% 44%);
color: oklch(0.641 0.109 221.0);

#239BBB FAQ

What color is #239BBB?

#239BBB is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Blue Ocean. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #239BBB?

#239BBB is rgb(35, 155, 187) in RGB, hsl(193, 68%, 44%) in HSL and cmyk(81%, 17%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #239BBB?

The complementary color of #239BBB is #BB4323, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #239BBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #239BBB: 6.48:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #239BBB a warm or cool color?

#239BBB is a cool color.