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#249cc1 color: Blue Horizon

#249cc1 is rgb(36, 156, 193) in RGB and oklch(64.629% 0.11297 224.327) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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194°
100%

64.6%
0.113
224°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.18:1Hard to read
Lc -64
Black text
6.60:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #249cc1

#249cc1 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 64.6% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 224°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.18:1 contrast and black text 6.6:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Horizon (#289dbe). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #249cc1 mixed with white

  1. 249cc1
  2. 46a6c7
  3. 5fb0ce
  4. 75bad4
  5. 8ac4da
  6. 9ecee1
  7. b2d8e7
  8. c5e1ed
  9. d8ebf3
  10. ecf5f9

Darker: #249cc1 mixed with black

  1. 249cc1
  2. 1e87a7
  3. 18738f
  4. 125f77
  5. 0c4c5f
  6. 073949
  7. 042834
  8. 021820
  9. 00090e
  10. 000102

Calmer: #249cc1 with less saturation

  1. 249cc1
  2. 399bbc
  3. 489ab7
  4. 5499b2
  5. 5e97ad
  6. 6896a8
  7. 7094a3
  8. 78939e
  9. 809198
  10. 879093

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Colors that go with #249cc1

Complementary
#249cc1#c77652
Analogous
#249cc1#00a3a2#5c91d1
Triadic
#249cc1#be719f#999135
Split
#249cc1#c97079#b68335

Questions about #249cc1

What color is #249cc1?

#249cc1 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Blue Horizon. In RGB it is rgb(36, 156, 193), in HSL hsl(194.14, 68.56%, 44.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.629% 0.11297 224.327).

What colors go well with #249cc1?

The complementary color of #249cc1 is #c77652. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00a3a2 and #5c91d1. The triadic partners are #be719f and #999135.

Is white or black text more readable on #249cc1?

Black text reads better on #249cc1: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and black gives 6.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #249cc1 a warm or cool color?

#249cc1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 224 degrees, its lightness 64.6% and its chroma 0.113.