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#0cade0 color: Royal Peacock

#0cade0 is rgb(12, 173, 224) in RGB and oklch(69.891% 0.13525 228.418) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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194°
100%

69.9%
0.135
228°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.60:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.07:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #0cade0

#0cade0 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 69.9% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 228°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.6:1 contrast and black text 8.07:1, so black text reads better.

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

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #0cade0 mixed with white

  1. 0cade0
  2. 40b6e4
  3. 5dbee7
  4. 75c6ea
  5. 8bcfee
  6. 9fd7f1
  7. b3dff4
  8. c6e7f7
  9. d9effa
  10. ecf7fc

Darker: #0cade0 mixed with black

  1. 0cade0
  2. 0996c3
  3. 067fa6
  4. 046a8a
  5. 035570
  6. 024156
  7. 012d3e
  8. 001b27
  9. 000b12
  10. 000102

Calmer: #0cade0 with less saturation

  1. 0cade0
  2. 34acda
  3. 48abd3
  4. 58aacd
  5. 65a8c6
  6. 71a7c0
  7. 7ba5b9
  8. 84a4b2
  9. 8da2ac
  10. 96a0a5

Questions about #0cade0

What color is #0cade0?

#0cade0 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Royal Peacock. In RGB it is rgb(12, 173, 224), in HSL hsl(194.43, 89.83%, 46.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.891% 0.13525 228.418).

What colors go well with #0cade0?

The complementary color of #0cade0 is #e1824d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b7bd and #689ff1. The triadic partners are #db79ac and #a6a42d.

Is white or black text more readable on #0cade0?

Black text reads better on #0cade0: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and black gives 8.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #0cade0 a warm or cool color?

#0cade0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 228 degrees, its lightness 69.9% and its chroma 0.135.