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#26abdd color: Royal Peacock

#26abdd is rgb(38, 171, 221) in RGB and oklch(69.558% 0.12914 229.596) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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196°
100%

69.6%
0.129
230°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.64:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
7.95:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #26abdd

#26abdd is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 69.6% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 230°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.64:1 contrast and black text 7.95:1, so black text reads better.

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

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #26abdd mixed with white

  1. 26abdd
  2. 49b4e1
  3. 63bce5
  4. 79c5e8
  5. 8ecdec
  6. a2d6ef
  7. b5def3
  8. c8e6f6
  9. daeff9
  10. edf7fc

Darker: #26abdd mixed with black

  1. 26abdd
  2. 2094c0
  3. 197ea4
  4. 136888
  5. 0d546e
  6. 084055
  7. 042d3d
  8. 021b26
  9. 010b11
  10. 000102

Calmer: #26abdd with less saturation

  1. 26abdd
  2. 3eaad7
  3. 4fa9d1
  4. 5ca8ca
  5. 68a7c4
  6. 73a5be
  7. 7ca4b7
  8. 85a2b1
  9. 8da0aa
  10. 959fa4

Questions about #26abdd

What color is #26abdd?

#26abdd is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Royal Peacock. In RGB it is rgb(38, 171, 221), in HSL hsl(196.39, 72.91%, 50.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.558% 0.12914 229.596).

What colors go well with #26abdd?

The complementary color of #26abdd is #dc834f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b4bc and #6c9ded. The triadic partners are #d87aa9 and #a3a336.

Is white or black text more readable on #26abdd?

Black text reads better on #26abdd: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and black gives 7.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #26abdd a warm or cool color?

#26abdd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 230 degrees, its lightness 69.6% and its chroma 0.129.