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#1caee3 color: Royal Peacock

#1caee3 is rgb(28, 174, 227) in RGB and oklch(70.412% 0.13503 229.955) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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196°
100%

70.4%
0.135
230°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.56:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.21:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #1caee3

#1caee3 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.4% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 230°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.56:1 contrast and black text 8.21:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Royal Peacock (#27ace0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #1caee3 mixed with white

  1. 1caee3
  2. 46b6e6
  3. 61bfea
  4. 78c7ed
  5. 8dcff0
  6. a1d7f2
  7. b4dff5
  8. c7e7f8
  9. daeffa
  10. edf7fd

Darker: #1caee3 mixed with black

  1. 1caee3
  2. 1797c5
  3. 1280a8
  4. 0d6a8c
  5. 085571
  6. 054157
  7. 022e3f
  8. 011c27
  9. 000b12
  10. 000103

Calmer: #1caee3 with less saturation

  1. 1caee3
  2. 3aaddc
  3. 4dacd6
  4. 5babcf
  5. 68a9c9
  6. 73a8c2
  7. 7da7bb
  8. 87a5b4
  9. 8fa3ad
  10. 98a1a7

Questions about #1caee3

What color is #1caee3?

#1caee3 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Royal Peacock. In RGB it is rgb(28, 174, 227), in HSL hsl(195.98, 78.04%, 50%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.412% 0.13503 229.955).

What colors go well with #1caee3?

The complementary color of #1caee3 is #e2844c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b8c1 and #6d9ff3. The triadic partners are #dd7aac and #a5a632.

Is white or black text more readable on #1caee3?

Black text reads better on #1caee3: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and black gives 8.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #1caee3 a warm or cool color?

#1caee3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 230 degrees, its lightness 70.4% and its chroma 0.135.