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#1ea3cc color: Charybdis

#1ea3cc is rgb(30, 163, 204) in RGB and oklch(66.735% 0.1206 225.238) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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194°
100%

66.7%
0.121
225°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.93:1Hard to read
Lc -61
Black text
7.17:1Readable · AA
Lc 49

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About #1ea3cc

#1ea3cc is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 66.7% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 225°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.93:1 contrast and black text 7.17:1, 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: #1ea3cc mixed with white

  1. 1ea3cc
  2. 44acd1
  3. 5fb6d7
  4. 75bfdc
  5. 8ac8e1
  6. 9fd1e6
  7. b2dbeb
  8. c6e4f0
  9. d9edf5
  10. ecf6fa

Darker: #1ea3cc mixed with black

  1. 1ea3cc
  2. 198db1
  3. 137897
  4. 0e637e
  5. 094f65
  6. 053c4e
  7. 032a37
  8. 011922
  9. 000a0f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #1ea3cc with less saturation

  1. 1ea3cc
  2. 38a2c7
  3. 48a1c1
  4. 569fbc
  5. 619eb6
  6. 6b9db1
  7. 759bab
  8. 7d9aa5
  9. 8598a0
  10. 8d969a

Questions about #1ea3cc

What color is #1ea3cc?

#1ea3cc is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Charybdis. In RGB it is rgb(30, 163, 204), in HSL hsl(194.14, 74.36%, 45.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.735% 0.1206 225.238).

What colors go well with #1ea3cc?

The complementary color of #1ea3cc is #d17b53. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00abac and #6097dd. The triadic partners are #c875a5 and #9f9833.

Is white or black text more readable on #1ea3cc?

Black text reads better on #1ea3cc: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and black gives 7.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #1ea3cc a warm or cool color?

#1ea3cc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 225 degrees, its lightness 66.7% and its chroma 0.121.