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#1285ca color: Water Blue

#1285ca is rgb(18, 133, 202) in RGB and oklch(59.309% 0.13957 243.39) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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203°
100%

59.3%
0.140
243°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.01:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.23:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #1285ca

#1285ca is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 59.3% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 243°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.01:1 contrast and black text 5.23:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Water Blue (#0e87cc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #1285ca mixed with white

  1. 1285ca
  2. 3991d0
  3. 549ed6
  4. 6baadc
  5. 81b6e1
  6. 96c2e7
  7. abcfec
  8. c0dbf1
  9. d5e7f6
  10. eaf3fa

Darker: #1285ca mixed with black

  1. 1285ca
  2. 0e73af
  3. 0a6195
  4. 07507c
  5. 044064
  6. 02304d
  7. 012137
  8. 011322
  9. 00060f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #1285ca with less saturation

  1. 1285ca
  2. 2a85c3
  3. 3a85bb
  4. 4684b4
  5. 5084ac
  6. 5983a5
  7. 61829d
  8. 698296
  9. 70808e
  10. 777f86

Questions about #1285ca

What color is #1285ca?

#1285ca is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Water Blue. In RGB it is rgb(18, 133, 202), in HSL hsl(202.5, 83.64%, 43.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.309% 0.13957 243.39).

What colors go well with #1285ca?

The complementary color of #1285ca is #b66800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0090aa and #6475d0. The triadic partners are #c05575 and #6e8b14.

Is white or black text more readable on #1285ca?

White text reads better on #1285ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and black gives 5.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #1285ca a warm or cool color?

#1285ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 243 degrees, its lightness 59.3% and its chroma 0.14.