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#22aedb color: Bright Cerulean

#22aedb is rgb(34, 174, 219) in RGB and oklch(70.116% 0.12735 226.134) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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195°
100%

70.1%
0.127
226°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.58:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.15:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #22aedb

#22aedb is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.1% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 226°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.58:1 contrast and black text 8.15:1, so black text reads better.

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

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #22aedb mixed with white

  1. 22aedb
  2. 48b6df
  3. 62bfe3
  4. 79c7e7
  5. 8ecfea
  6. a2d7ee
  7. b5dff2
  8. c8e7f5
  9. daeff9
  10. edf7fc

Darker: #22aedb mixed with black

  1. 22aedb
  2. 1c97be
  3. 1680a2
  4. 116a87
  5. 0b556d
  6. 074154
  7. 032e3c
  8. 011c26
  9. 000b11
  10. 000102

Calmer: #22aedb with less saturation

  1. 22aedb
  2. 3dadd5
  3. 4eaccf
  4. 5caac9
  5. 69a9c3
  6. 73a7bd
  7. 7da6b7
  8. 86a4b1
  9. 8fa2ab
  10. 97a1a5

Questions about #22aedb

What color is #22aedb?

#22aedb is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Bright Cerulean. In RGB it is rgb(34, 174, 219), in HSL hsl(194.59, 73.12%, 49.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.116% 0.12735 226.134).

What colors go well with #22aedb?

The complementary color of #22aedb is #df8457. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b6b9 and #68a1ed. The triadic partners are #d77daf and #a9a337.

Is white or black text more readable on #22aedb?

Black text reads better on #22aedb: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and black gives 8.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #22aedb a warm or cool color?

#22aedb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 226 degrees, its lightness 70.1% and its chroma 0.127.