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#26d3ee color: Thousand Sons Blue

#26d3ee is rgb(38, 211, 238) in RGB and oklch(79.758% 0.13304 211.651) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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188°
100%

79.8%
0.133
212°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-400
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.80:1Hard to read
Lc -37
Black text
11.63:1Readable · AA
Lc 71

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About #26d3ee

#26d3ee is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 79.8% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 212°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.8:1 contrast and black text 11.63:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Thousand Sons Blue (#02d8e9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-400.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #26d3ee mixed with white

  1. 26d3ee
  2. 50d8f0
  3. 6cddf2
  4. 83e1f4
  5. 97e6f5
  6. aaeaf7
  7. bceef9
  8. cef3fa
  9. def7fc
  10. effbfe

Darker: #26d3ee mixed with black

  1. 26d3ee
  2. 20b7cf
  3. 199cb1
  4. 138293
  5. 0d6977
  6. 08515c
  7. 043a42
  8. 02242a
  9. 011014
  10. 000203

Calmer: #26d3ee with less saturation

  1. 26d3ee
  2. 48d1e9
  3. 5ecfe4
  4. 6fcddf
  5. 7dcbdb
  6. 8ac9d6
  7. 96c7d1
  8. a0c4cc
  9. aac2c7
  10. b4bfc2

Questions about #26d3ee

What color is #26d3ee?

#26d3ee is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Thousand Sons Blue. In RGB it is rgb(38, 211, 238), in HSL hsl(188.1, 85.47%, 54.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.758% 0.13304 211.651).

What colors go well with #26d3ee?

The complementary color of #26d3ee is #ff9b87. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #34d8c3 and #66c7ff. The triadic partners are #ef9ce3 and #dcba4b.

Is white or black text more readable on #26d3ee?

Black text reads better on #26d3ee: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and black gives 11.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #26d3ee a warm or cool color?

#26d3ee is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 212 degrees, its lightness 79.8% and its chroma 0.133.