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#218eca color: Zürich Blue

#218eca is rgb(33, 142, 202) in RGB and oklch(61.656% 0.12929 239.345) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

61.7%
0.129
239°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.63:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.79:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #218eca

#218eca is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.7% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 239°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.63:1 contrast and black text 5.79:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Zürich Blue (#248bcc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #218eca mixed with white

  1. 218eca
  2. 4299d0
  3. 5aa5d6
  4. 71b0db
  5. 86bce1
  6. 9ac7e6
  7. afd2eb
  8. c3ddf0
  9. d7e9f5
  10. ebf4fa

Darker: #218eca mixed with black

  1. 218eca
  2. 1b7baf
  3. 166895
  4. 10567c
  5. 0b4464
  6. 06344d
  7. 032437
  8. 011522
  9. 00070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #218eca with less saturation

  1. 218eca
  2. 348ec3
  3. 428dbd
  4. 4d8cb6
  5. 578caf
  6. 608ba8
  7. 698aa1
  8. 70899a
  9. 778893
  10. 7e868c

Questions about #218eca

What color is #218eca?

#218eca is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Zürich Blue. In RGB it is rgb(33, 142, 202), in HSL hsl(201.3, 71.91%, 46.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.656% 0.12929 239.345).

What colors go well with #218eca?

The complementary color of #218eca is #bd6f25. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0099ae and #6680d3. The triadic partners are #c26183 and #7d9026.

Is white or black text more readable on #218eca?

White text reads better on #218eca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and black gives 5.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #218eca a warm or cool color?

#218eca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 239 degrees, its lightness 61.7% and its chroma 0.129.