Skip to the color picker

#10a9f1 color: Vivid Cerulean

#10a9f1 is rgb(16, 169, 241) in RGB and oklch(69.829% 0.15285 238.311) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

199°
100%

69.8%
0.153
238°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-500
  • Black 5%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.64:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
7.97:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #10a9f1

#10a9f1 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 69.8% lightness, 0.153 chroma and a hue of 238°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.64:1 contrast and black text 7.97:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Vivid Cerulean (#00aaee). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #10a9f1 mixed with white

  1. 10a9f1
  2. 41b2f3
  3. 5dbbf5
  4. 75c4f7
  5. 8acdf9
  6. 9fd5fa
  7. b3defc
  8. c6e6fd
  9. d9effe
  10. ecf7fe

Darker: #10a9f1 mixed with black

  1. 10a9f1
  2. 0c92d2
  3. 097cb3
  4. 066795
  5. 045379
  6. 023f5d
  7. 012c43
  8. 001b2b
  9. 000a14
  10. 000103

Calmer: #10a9f1 with less saturation

  1. 10a9f1
  2. 34a8e9
  3. 48a8e1
  4. 58a7d9
  5. 64a6d1
  6. 70a5c8
  7. 7aa4c0
  8. 84a3b8
  9. 8da1af
  10. 969fa6

Questions about #10a9f1

What color is #10a9f1?

#10a9f1 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Vivid Cerulean. In RGB it is rgb(16, 169, 241), in HSL hsl(199.2, 88.93%, 50.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.829% 0.15285 238.311).

What colors go well with #10a9f1?

The complementary color of #10a9f1 is #e28227. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b5cb and #7698fc. The triadic partners are #e7719d and #96aa22.

Is white or black text more readable on #10a9f1?

Black text reads better on #10a9f1: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and black gives 7.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #10a9f1 a warm or cool color?

#10a9f1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 238 degrees, its lightness 69.8% and its chroma 0.153.