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#2285ca color: Water Blue

#2285ca is rgb(34, 133, 202) in RGB and oklch(59.556% 0.13641 244.956) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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205°
100%

59.6%
0.136
245°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.98:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.28:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #2285ca

#2285ca is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 59.6% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 245°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.98:1 contrast and black text 5.28:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Water Blue (#0e87cc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #2285ca mixed with white

  1. 2285ca
  2. 4191d0
  3. 599ed6
  4. 6faadc
  5. 84b6e1
  6. 99c2e7
  7. adceec
  8. c1dbf1
  9. d6e7f6
  10. eaf3fa

Darker: #2285ca mixed with black

  1. 2285ca
  2. 1c73af
  3. 166195
  4. 11507c
  5. 0b4064
  6. 07304d
  7. 032137
  8. 011322
  9. 00060f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2285ca with less saturation

  1. 2285ca
  2. 3385c3
  3. 3f85bb
  4. 4a84b4
  5. 5384ad
  6. 5c83a5
  7. 64839e
  8. 6b8296
  9. 72818e
  10. 788087

Questions about #2285ca

What color is #2285ca?

#2285ca is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Water Blue. In RGB it is rgb(34, 133, 202), in HSL hsl(204.64, 71.19%, 46.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.556% 0.13641 244.956).

What colors go well with #2285ca?

The complementary color of #2285ca is #b56a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0090ad and #6876cf. The triadic partners are #c05774 and #6c8c1f.

Is white or black text more readable on #2285ca?

White text reads better on #2285ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and black gives 5.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2285ca a warm or cool color?

#2285ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 245 degrees, its lightness 59.6% and its chroma 0.136.