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#2ca1de color: Blue Damselfly

#2ca1de is rgb(44, 161, 222) in RGB and oklch(67.368% 0.1339 237.273) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

67.4%
0.134
237°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.89:1Hard to read
Lc -60
Black text
7.26:1Readable · AA
Lc 49

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About #2ca1de

#2ca1de is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 67.4% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 237°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.89:1 contrast and black text 7.26:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Damselfly (#2fa1da). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #2ca1de mixed with white

  1. 2ca1de
  2. 4babe2
  3. 63b4e6
  4. 79bee9
  5. 8dc7ed
  6. a1d1f0
  7. b4daf3
  8. c7e3f7
  9. daedfa
  10. ecf6fc

Darker: #2ca1de mixed with black

  1. 2ca1de
  2. 258bc1
  3. 1e76a5
  4. 176289
  5. 114e6f
  6. 0a3c55
  7. 052a3d
  8. 021926
  9. 010912
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2ca1de with less saturation

  1. 2ca1de
  2. 3fa0d7
  3. 4ea0d0
  4. 5a9fc9
  5. 659ec2
  6. 6e9dbb
  7. 779cb4
  8. 809bac
  9. 8899a5
  10. 8f989e

Questions about #2ca1de

What color is #2ca1de?

#2ca1de is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Blue Damselfly. In RGB it is rgb(44, 161, 222), in HSL hsl(200.56, 72.95%, 52.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.368% 0.1339 237.273).

What colors go well with #2ca1de?

The complementary color of #2ca1de is #d37f38. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00acc0 and #7292e9. The triadic partners are #d67097 and #91a132.

Is white or black text more readable on #2ca1de?

Black text reads better on #2ca1de: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and black gives 7.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2ca1de a warm or cool color?

#2ca1de is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 237 degrees, its lightness 67.4% and its chroma 0.134.