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#2bafea color: Lynx Screen Blue

#2bafea is rgb(43, 175, 234) in RGB and oklch(71.202% 0.13734 233.751) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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199°
100%

71.2%
0.137
234°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-400
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.49:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.42:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #2bafea

#2bafea is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 71.2% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 234°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.49:1 contrast and black text 8.42:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lynx Screen Blue (#2cb1eb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-400.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #2bafea mixed with white

  1. 2bafea
  2. 4db7ed
  3. 66c0ef
  4. 7cc8f2
  5. 90d0f4
  6. a3d8f6
  7. b6e0f8
  8. c9e8fa
  9. dbf0fc
  10. edf7fe

Darker: #2bafea mixed with black

  1. 2bafea
  2. 2498cb
  3. 1d81ae
  4. 166b91
  5. 105675
  6. 0a415a
  7. 052e41
  8. 021c29
  9. 010b13
  10. 000103

Calmer: #2bafea with less saturation

  1. 2bafea
  2. 42aee3
  3. 53addc
  4. 60acd5
  5. 6cabce
  6. 77aac7
  7. 80a8c0
  8. 8aa7b8
  9. 92a5b1
  10. 9aa4a9

Questions about #2bafea

What color is #2bafea?

#2bafea is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Lynx Screen Blue. In RGB it is rgb(43, 175, 234), in HSL hsl(198.53, 81.97%, 54.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.202% 0.13734 233.751).

What colors go well with #2bafea?

The complementary color of #2bafea is #e38847. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00bac9 and #75a0f8. The triadic partners are #e37ba8 and #a2ab37.

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

Black text reads better on #2bafea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and black gives 8.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2bafea a warm or cool color?

#2bafea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 234 degrees, its lightness 71.2% and its chroma 0.137.