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#2badd6 color: Bright Cerulean

#2badd6 is rgb(43, 173, 214) in RGB and oklch(69.798% 0.12155 224.671) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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194°
100%

69.8%
0.122
225°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 16%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.61:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.05:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #2badd6

#2badd6 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 69.8% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 225°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.61:1 contrast and black text 8.05:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Bright Cerulean (#1dacd6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #2badd6 mixed with white

  1. 2badd6
  2. 4cb5da
  3. 65bedf
  4. 7bc6e3
  5. 8fcee7
  6. a3d7eb
  7. b6dff0
  8. c8e7f4
  9. dbeff7
  10. edf7fb

Darker: #2badd6 mixed with black

  1. 2badd6
  2. 2496ba
  3. 1d7f9e
  4. 166a84
  5. 10556a
  6. 0a4152
  7. 052d3b
  8. 021b25
  9. 010b10
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2badd6 with less saturation

  1. 2badd6
  2. 41acd1
  3. 51abcb
  4. 5ea9c5
  5. 6aa8c0
  6. 74a6ba
  7. 7da5b5
  8. 86a3af
  9. 8ea1a9
  10. 96a0a3

Questions about #2badd6

What color is #2badd6?

#2badd6 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Bright Cerulean. In RGB it is rgb(43, 173, 214), in HSL hsl(194.39, 67.59%, 50.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.798% 0.12155 224.671).

What colors go well with #2badd6?

The complementary color of #2badd6 is #dc845c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b5b5 and #67a0e8. The triadic partners are #d37eaf and #aaa13d.

Is white or black text more readable on #2badd6?

Black text reads better on #2badd6: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and black gives 8.05:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2badd6 a warm or cool color?

#2badd6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 225 degrees, its lightness 69.8% and its chroma 0.122.