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#2baee2 color: Royal Peacock

#2baee2 is rgb(43, 174, 226) in RGB and oklch(70.586% 0.13072 230.557) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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197°
100%

70.6%
0.131
231°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.54:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.26:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #2baee2

#2baee2 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.6% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 231°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.54:1 contrast and black text 8.26:1, 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: #2baee2 mixed with white

  1. 2baee2
  2. 4cb6e5
  3. 65bfe9
  4. 7bc7ec
  5. 90cfef
  6. a3d7f2
  7. b6dff5
  8. c9e7f7
  9. dbeffa
  10. edf7fd

Darker: #2baee2 mixed with black

  1. 2baee2
  2. 2497c4
  3. 1d80a8
  4. 166a8c
  5. 105571
  6. 0a4157
  7. 052e3e
  8. 021c27
  9. 010b12
  10. 000103

Calmer: #2baee2 with less saturation

  1. 2baee2
  2. 42addc
  3. 52acd5
  4. 5fabcf
  5. 6baac8
  6. 76a8c2
  7. 7fa7bb
  8. 88a5b4
  9. 90a4ae
  10. 98a2a7

Questions about #2baee2

What color is #2baee2?

#2baee2 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Royal Peacock. In RGB it is rgb(43, 174, 226), in HSL hsl(197.05, 75.93%, 52.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.586% 0.13072 230.557).

What colors go well with #2baee2?

The complementary color of #2baee2 is #e08650. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b8c1 and #70a0f1. The triadic partners are #dc7cab and #a5a739.

Is white or black text more readable on #2baee2?

Black text reads better on #2baee2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and black gives 8.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2baee2 a warm or cool color?

#2baee2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 231 degrees, its lightness 70.6% and its chroma 0.131.