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#09ace2 color: Royal Peacock

#09ace2 is rgb(9, 172, 226) in RGB and oklch(69.732% 0.13765 229.965) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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195°
100%

69.7%
0.138
230°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.62:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.01:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #09ace2

#09ace2 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 69.7% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 230°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.62:1 contrast and black text 8.01:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Royal Peacock (#27ace0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #09ace2 mixed with white

  1. 09ace2
  2. 40b5e5
  3. 5dbde9
  4. 75c6ec
  5. 8aceef
  6. 9fd6f2
  7. b3dff5
  8. c6e7f8
  9. d9effa
  10. ecf7fd

Darker: #09ace2 mixed with black

  1. 09ace2
  2. 0795c4
  3. 057fa8
  4. 03698c
  5. 025471
  6. 014057
  7. 012d3e
  8. 001b27
  9. 000b12
  10. 000103

Calmer: #09ace2 with less saturation

  1. 09ace2
  2. 33abdb
  3. 48aad5
  4. 57a9ce
  5. 64a7c7
  6. 70a6c0
  7. 7aa5ba
  8. 84a3b3
  9. 8da1ac
  10. 959fa5

Questions about #09ace2

What color is #09ace2?

#09ace2 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Royal Peacock. In RGB it is rgb(9, 172, 226), in HSL hsl(194.93, 92.34%, 46.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.732% 0.13765 229.965).

What colors go well with #09ace2?

The complementary color of #09ace2 is #e08148. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b6bf and #699df2. The triadic partners are #dc77aa and #a3a42b.

Is white or black text more readable on #09ace2?

Black text reads better on #09ace2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and black gives 8.01:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #09ace2 a warm or cool color?

#09ace2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 230 degrees, its lightness 69.7% and its chroma 0.138.