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#2baae4 color: Huelveño Horizon

#2baae4 is rgb(43, 170, 228) in RGB and oklch(69.746% 0.13455 234.156) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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199°
100%

69.7%
0.135
234°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.63:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
7.97:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #2baae4

#2baae4 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 69.7% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 234°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.63:1 contrast and black text 7.97:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Huelveño Horizon (#17a9e5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #2baae4 mixed with white

  1. 2baae4
  2. 4cb3e7
  3. 65bcea
  4. 7ac4ed
  5. 8fcdf0
  6. a2d5f3
  7. b5def6
  8. c8e6f8
  9. daeffb
  10. edf7fd

Darker: #2baae4 mixed with black

  1. 2baae4
  2. 2493c6
  3. 1d7da9
  4. 16688d
  5. 105372
  6. 0a3f58
  7. 052d3f
  8. 021b28
  9. 010b12
  10. 000103

Calmer: #2baae4 with less saturation

  1. 2baae4
  2. 41a9dd
  3. 51a8d6
  4. 5ea7cf
  5. 69a6c8
  6. 74a5c1
  7. 7da4ba
  8. 86a2b3
  9. 8ea1ac
  10. 969fa5

Questions about #2baae4

What color is #2baae4?

#2baae4 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Huelveño Horizon. In RGB it is rgb(43, 170, 228), in HSL hsl(198.81, 77.41%, 53.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.746% 0.13455 234.156).

What colors go well with #2baae4?

The complementary color of #2baae4 is #dd8444. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b5c4 and #739bf1. The triadic partners are #dd78a3 and #9da636.

Is white or black text more readable on #2baae4?

Black text reads better on #2baae4: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and black gives 7.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2baae4 a warm or cool color?

#2baae4 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 234 degrees, its lightness 69.7% and its chroma 0.135.