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#21ace3 color: Royal Peacock

#21ace3 is rgb(33, 172, 227) in RGB and oklch(70.005% 0.135 231.564) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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197°
100%

70%
0.135
232°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.60:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.07:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #21ace3

#21ace3 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 232°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.6:1 contrast and black text 8.07:1, so black text reads better.

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

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #21ace3 mixed with white

  1. 21ace3
  2. 47b5e6
  3. 62bdea
  4. 78c6ed
  5. 8dcef0
  6. a1d6f3
  7. b4dff5
  8. c7e7f8
  9. daeffa
  10. edf7fd

Darker: #21ace3 mixed with black

  1. 21ace3
  2. 1b95c5
  3. 167fa8
  4. 10698c
  5. 0b5471
  6. 064057
  7. 032d3f
  8. 011b27
  9. 000b12
  10. 000103

Calmer: #21ace3 with less saturation

  1. 21ace3
  2. 3cabdc
  3. 4daad6
  4. 5ca9cf
  5. 68a8c8
  6. 73a6c1
  7. 7da5ba
  8. 86a3b4
  9. 8ea2ad
  10. 96a0a5

Questions about #21ace3

What color is #21ace3?

#21ace3 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Royal Peacock. In RGB it is rgb(33, 172, 227), in HSL hsl(197.01, 77.6%, 50.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.005% 0.135 231.564).

What colors go well with #21ace3?

The complementary color of #21ace3 is #df8449. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b6c1 and #6e9df2. The triadic partners are #dd79a8 and #a2a632.

Is white or black text more readable on #21ace3?

Black text reads better on #21ace3: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and black gives 8.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #21ace3 a warm or cool color?

#21ace3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 232 degrees, its lightness 70% and its chroma 0.135.