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#1facd6 color: Bright Cerulean

#1facd6 is rgb(31, 172, 214) in RGB and oklch(69.369% 0.12496 224.536) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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194°
100%

69.4%
0.125
225°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 16%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.65:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
7.93:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #1facd6

#1facd6 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 69.4% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 225°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.65:1 contrast and black text 7.93:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Bright Cerulean (#1dacd6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #1facd6 mixed with white

  1. 1facd6
  2. 46b5da
  3. 61bddf
  4. 78c6e3
  5. 8dcee7
  6. a1d6ec
  7. b4def0
  8. c7e7f4
  9. daeff7
  10. edf7fb

Darker: #1facd6 mixed with black

  1. 1facd6
  2. 1995ba
  3. 147f9e
  4. 0f6984
  5. 0a546a
  6. 064052
  7. 032d3b
  8. 011b25
  9. 000b10
  10. 000102

Calmer: #1facd6 with less saturation

  1. 1facd6
  2. 3aabd0
  3. 4caacb
  4. 5ba8c5
  5. 67a7bf
  6. 71a5ba
  7. 7ba4b4
  8. 84a2ae
  9. 8da0a8
  10. 959ea2

Questions about #1facd6

What color is #1facd6?

#1facd6 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Bright Cerulean. In RGB it is rgb(31, 172, 214), in HSL hsl(193.77, 74.69%, 48.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.369% 0.12496 224.536).

What colors go well with #1facd6?

The complementary color of #1facd6 is #dc8159. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b4b4 and #649fe8. The triadic partners are #d27baf and #a9a036.

Is white or black text more readable on #1facd6?

Black text reads better on #1facd6: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and black gives 7.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #1facd6 a warm or cool color?

#1facd6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 225 degrees, its lightness 69.4% and its chroma 0.125.