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#0aace3 color: Royal Peacock

#0aace3 is rgb(10, 172, 227) in RGB and oklch(69.786% 0.13841 230.473) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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195°
100%

69.8%
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
8.02:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #0aace3

#0aace3 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 69.8% 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 8.02:1, 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: #0aace3 mixed with white

  1. 0aace3
  2. 40b5e6
  3. 5dbdea
  4. 75c6ed
  5. 8acef0
  6. 9fd6f3
  7. b3dff5
  8. c6e7f8
  9. d9effa
  10. ecf7fd

Darker: #0aace3 mixed with black

  1. 0aace3
  2. 0795c5
  3. 057fa8
  4. 03698c
  5. 025471
  6. 014057
  7. 012d3f
  8. 001b27
  9. 000b12
  10. 000103

Calmer: #0aace3 with less saturation

  1. 0aace3
  2. 33abdc
  3. 48aad5
  4. 57a9cf
  5. 65a8c8
  6. 70a6c1
  7. 7aa5ba
  8. 84a3b3
  9. 8da1ac
  10. 96a0a5

Questions about #0aace3

What color is #0aace3?

#0aace3 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Royal Peacock. In RGB it is rgb(10, 172, 227), in HSL hsl(195.21, 91.56%, 46.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.786% 0.13841 230.473).

What colors go well with #0aace3?

The complementary color of #0aace3 is #e18247. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b6c0 and #6a9df3. The triadic partners are #dd77a9 and #a3a52b.

Is white or black text more readable on #0aace3?

Black text reads better on #0aace3: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and black gives 8.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #0aace3 a warm or cool color?

#0aace3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 230 degrees, its lightness 69.8% and its chroma 0.138.