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#1ea9da color: Malibu Blue

#1ea9da is rgb(30, 169, 218) in RGB and oklch(68.826% 0.12936 228.807) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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196°
100%

68.8%
0.129
229°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 15%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.71:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #1ea9da

#1ea9da is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 68.8% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 229°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.71:1 contrast and black text 7.74:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Malibu Blue (#00a9da). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #1ea9da mixed with white

  1. 1ea9da
  2. 45b2de
  3. 60bbe2
  4. 77c3e6
  5. 8cccea
  6. a0d5ee
  7. b4ddf1
  8. c7e6f5
  9. daeef8
  10. ecf7fc

Darker: #1ea9da mixed with black

  1. 1ea9da
  2. 1992bd
  3. 137ca2
  4. 0e6787
  5. 09536c
  6. 053f54
  7. 032c3c
  8. 011b25
  9. 000a11
  10. 000102

Calmer: #1ea9da with less saturation

  1. 1ea9da
  2. 39a8d4
  3. 4ba7ce
  4. 59a6c7
  5. 65a4c1
  6. 70a3bb
  7. 7aa2b5
  8. 83a0ae
  9. 8b9ea8
  10. 939da1

Questions about #1ea9da

What color is #1ea9da?

#1ea9da is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Malibu Blue. In RGB it is rgb(30, 169, 218), in HSL hsl(195.64, 75.81%, 48.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.826% 0.12936 228.807).

What colors go well with #1ea9da?

The complementary color of #1ea9da is #da804e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b2b9 and #689bea. The triadic partners are #d578a8 and #a2a132.

Is white or black text more readable on #1ea9da?

Black text reads better on #1ea9da: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and black gives 7.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #1ea9da a warm or cool color?

#1ea9da is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 229 degrees, its lightness 68.8% and its chroma 0.129.