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#23abca color: Ball Blue

#23abca is rgb(35, 171, 202) in RGB and oklch(68.656% 0.11642 218.061) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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191°
100%

68.7%
0.116
218°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • cyan-500
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.71:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.75:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #23abca

#23abca is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 68.7% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 218°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.71:1 contrast and black text 7.75:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Ball Blue (#21abcd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #23abca mixed with white

  1. 23abca
  2. 48b4d0
  3. 62bcd5
  4. 78c5da
  5. 8dcde0
  6. a1d5e5
  7. b4deea
  8. c7e6f0
  9. daeef5
  10. edf7fa

Darker: #23abca mixed with black

  1. 23abca
  2. 1d94af
  3. 177e95
  4. 11687c
  5. 0c5464
  6. 07404d
  7. 042d37
  8. 011b22
  9. 000b0f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #23abca with less saturation

  1. 23abca
  2. 3caac5
  3. 4da8c1
  4. 5ba7bc
  5. 66a5b7
  6. 71a4b2
  7. 7aa2ae
  8. 83a0a9
  9. 8b9ea4
  10. 939c9f

Questions about #23abca

What color is #23abca?

#23abca is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Ball Blue. In RGB it is rgb(35, 171, 202), in HSL hsl(191.14, 70.46%, 46.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.656% 0.11642 218.061).

What colors go well with #23abca?

The complementary color of #23abca is #d77f64. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #15b1a8 and #5ca0df. The triadic partners are #c97db3 and #ad9b3b.

Is white or black text more readable on #23abca?

Black text reads better on #23abca: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and black gives 7.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #23abca a warm or cool color?

#23abca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 218 degrees, its lightness 68.7% and its chroma 0.116.