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#1886ca color: Water Blue

#1886ca is rgb(24, 134, 202) in RGB and oklch(59.621% 0.13769 243.308) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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203°
100%

59.6%
0.138
243°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.96:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.30:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #1886ca

#1886ca is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 59.6% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 243°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.96:1 contrast and black text 5.3:1, 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: #1886ca mixed with white

  1. 1886ca
  2. 3c92d0
  3. 569fd6
  4. 6cabdc
  5. 82b7e1
  6. 97c3e7
  7. accfec
  8. c1dbf1
  9. d5e7f6
  10. eaf3fa

Darker: #1886ca mixed with black

  1. 1886ca
  2. 1374af
  3. 0f6295
  4. 0a517c
  5. 074064
  6. 04304d
  7. 022137
  8. 011322
  9. 00060f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #1886ca with less saturation

  1. 1886ca
  2. 2d86c3
  3. 3c86bb
  4. 4785b4
  5. 5185ad
  6. 5a84a5
  7. 63839e
  8. 6a8296
  9. 71818f
  10. 788087

Questions about #1886ca

What color is #1886ca?

#1886ca is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Water Blue. In RGB it is rgb(24, 134, 202), in HSL hsl(202.92, 78.76%, 44.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.621% 0.13769 243.308).

What colors go well with #1886ca?

The complementary color of #1886ca is #b76900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0091ab and #6577d0. The triadic partners are #c05777 and #6f8c19.

Is white or black text more readable on #1886ca?

White text reads better on #1886ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and black gives 5.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #1886ca a warm or cool color?

#1886ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 243 degrees, its lightness 59.6% and its chroma 0.138.