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#1caafa color: Krishna Blue

#1caafa is rgb(28, 170, 250) in RGB and oklch(70.651% 0.15987 241.537) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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202°
100%

70.7%
0.160
242°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-500
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.57:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.18:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #1caafa

#1caafa is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.7% lightness, 0.16 chroma and a hue of 242°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.57:1 contrast and black text 8.18:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Krishna Blue (#01abfd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #1caafa mixed with white

  1. 1caafa
  2. 45b3fb
  3. 60bcfd
  4. 77c5fe
  5. 8ccefe
  6. a0d6ff
  7. b4deff
  8. c7e7ff
  9. daefff
  10. ecf7ff

Darker: #1caafa mixed with black

  1. 1caafa
  2. 1793d9
  3. 127dba
  4. 0d689b
  5. 08537d
  6. 053f61
  7. 022d46
  8. 011b2d
  9. 000b15
  10. 000103

Calmer: #1caafa with less saturation

  1. 1caafa
  2. 39aaf1
  3. 4ca9e9
  4. 5ba9e0
  5. 67a8d7
  6. 73a7ce
  7. 7da6c5
  8. 86a5bc
  9. 90a3b3
  10. 98a2aa

Questions about #1caafa

What color is #1caafa?

#1caafa is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Krishna Blue. In RGB it is rgb(28, 170, 250), in HSL hsl(201.62, 95.69%, 54.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.651% 0.15987 241.537).

What colors go well with #1caafa?

The complementary color of #1caafa is #e68510. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b7d3 and #7d98ff. The triadic partners are #ee7199 and #91af22.

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

Black text reads better on #1caafa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and black gives 8.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #1caafa a warm or cool color?

#1caafa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 242 degrees, its lightness 70.7% and its chroma 0.16.