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#17abca color: Pacific Blue

#17abca is rgb(23, 171, 202) in RGB and oklch(68.502% 0.11912 217.468) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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190°
100%

68.5%
0.119
217°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • cyan-500
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.72:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.71:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #17abca

#17abca is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 68.5% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 217°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.72:1 contrast and black text 7.71:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Pacific Blue (#1ca9c9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #17abca mixed with white

  1. 17abca
  2. 43b4d0
  3. 5fbcd5
  4. 76c5da
  5. 8bcde0
  6. a0d6e5
  7. b3deea
  8. c6e6f0
  9. d9eff5
  10. ecf7fa

Darker: #17abca mixed with black

  1. 17abca
  2. 1294af
  3. 0e7e95
  4. 0a687c
  5. 065464
  6. 04404d
  7. 022d37
  8. 011b22
  9. 000b0f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #17abca with less saturation

  1. 17abca
  2. 36aac5
  3. 49a8c1
  4. 58a7bc
  5. 64a5b7
  6. 6fa3b2
  7. 79a2ad
  8. 82a0a8
  9. 8a9ea4
  10. 929c9f

Questions about #17abca

What color is #17abca?

#17abca is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Pacific Blue. In RGB it is rgb(23, 171, 202), in HSL hsl(190.39, 79.56%, 44.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.502% 0.11912 217.468).

What colors go well with #17abca?

The complementary color of #17abca is #d87e63. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #02b1a7 and #58a0df. The triadic partners are #c97cb4 and #ae9a37.

Is white or black text more readable on #17abca?

Black text reads better on #17abca: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and black gives 7.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #17abca a warm or cool color?

#17abca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 217 degrees, its lightness 68.5% and its chroma 0.119.