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#1ca3cb color: Charybdis

#1ca3cb is rgb(28, 163, 203) in RGB and oklch(66.662% 0.12031 224.504) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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194°
100%

66.7%
0.120
225°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.94:1Hard to read
Lc -61
Black text
7.15:1Readable · AA
Lc 49

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About #1ca3cb

#1ca3cb is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 66.7% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 225°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.94:1 contrast and black text 7.15:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Charybdis (#16a3cb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #1ca3cb mixed with white

  1. 1ca3cb
  2. 43acd1
  3. 5eb6d6
  4. 75bfdb
  5. 8ac8e1
  6. 9ed1e6
  7. b2dbeb
  8. c6e4f0
  9. d9edf5
  10. ecf6fa

Darker: #1ca3cb mixed with black

  1. 1ca3cb
  2. 178db0
  3. 127896
  4. 0d637d
  5. 084f65
  6. 053c4d
  7. 022a37
  8. 011922
  9. 000a0f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #1ca3cb with less saturation

  1. 1ca3cb
  2. 37a2c6
  3. 48a1c0
  4. 559fbb
  5. 619eb5
  6. 6b9db0
  7. 749bab
  8. 7d99a5
  9. 85989f
  10. 8d969a

Questions about #1ca3cb

What color is #1ca3cb?

#1ca3cb is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Charybdis. In RGB it is rgb(28, 163, 203), in HSL hsl(193.71, 75.76%, 45.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.662% 0.12031 224.504).

What colors go well with #1ca3cb?

The complementary color of #1ca3cb is #d17a53. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00abaa and #5e97dc. The triadic partners are #c875a6 and #a09833.

Is white or black text more readable on #1ca3cb?

Black text reads better on #1ca3cb: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and black gives 7.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #1ca3cb a warm or cool color?

#1ca3cb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 225 degrees, its lightness 66.7% and its chroma 0.12.