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#2baddd color: Royal Peacock

#2baddd is rgb(43, 173, 221) in RGB and oklch(70.117% 0.12696 228.634) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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196°
100%

70.1%
0.127
229°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.58:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.12:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #2baddd

#2baddd is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.1% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 229°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.58:1 contrast and black text 8.12:1, so black text reads better.

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

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #2baddd mixed with white

  1. 2baddd
  2. 4cb6e1
  3. 65bee5
  4. 7bc6e8
  5. 8fcfec
  6. a3d7ef
  7. b6dff3
  8. c8e7f6
  9. dbeff9
  10. edf7fc

Darker: #2baddd mixed with black

  1. 2baddd
  2. 2496c0
  3. 1d7fa4
  4. 166a88
  5. 10556e
  6. 0a4155
  7. 052d3d
  8. 021b26
  9. 010b11
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2baddd with less saturation

  1. 2baddd
  2. 41acd7
  3. 51abd1
  4. 5faacb
  5. 6aa8c5
  6. 75a7be
  7. 7ea5b8
  8. 87a4b2
  9. 8fa2ac
  10. 97a0a5

Questions about #2baddd

What color is #2baddd?

#2baddd is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Royal Peacock. In RGB it is rgb(43, 173, 221), in HSL hsl(196.18, 72.36%, 51.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.117% 0.12696 228.634).

What colors go well with #2baddd?

The complementary color of #2baddd is #de8554. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b6bc and #6d9fed. The triadic partners are #d87cac and #a6a53a.

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

Black text reads better on #2baddd: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and black gives 8.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2baddd a warm or cool color?

#2baddd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 229 degrees, its lightness 70.1% and its chroma 0.127.