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#2ca3d9 color: Blue Damselfly

#2ca3d9 is rgb(44, 163, 217) in RGB and oklch(67.588% 0.12785 233.613) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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199°
100%

67.6%
0.128
234°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 15%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.86:1Hard to read
Lc -60
Black text
7.35:1Readable · AA
Lc 50

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About #2ca3d9

#2ca3d9 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 67.6% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 234°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.86:1 contrast and black text 7.35:1, 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: #2ca3d9 mixed with white

  1. 2ca3d9
  2. 4bacdd
  3. 63b6e2
  4. 79bfe6
  5. 8dc8ea
  6. a1d2ed
  7. b4dbf1
  8. c7e4f5
  9. daedf8
  10. ecf6fc

Darker: #2ca3d9 mixed with black

  1. 2ca3d9
  2. 258dbc
  3. 1e78a1
  4. 176386
  5. 114f6c
  6. 0a3c53
  7. 052a3b
  8. 021925
  9. 010a11
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2ca3d9 with less saturation

  1. 2ca3d9
  2. 40a2d3
  3. 4ea1cc
  4. 5ba0c6
  5. 659fbf
  6. 6f9eb9
  7. 789db2
  8. 809cab
  9. 889aa5
  10. 90999e

Questions about #2ca3d9

What color is #2ca3d9?

#2ca3d9 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Blue Damselfly. In RGB it is rgb(44, 163, 217), in HSL hsl(198.73, 69.48%, 51.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.588% 0.12785 233.613).

What colors go well with #2ca3d9?

The complementary color of #2ca3d9 is #d37f44. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00adbb and #6e95e6. The triadic partners are #d3749d and #979f36.

Is white or black text more readable on #2ca3d9?

Black text reads better on #2ca3d9: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and black gives 7.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2ca3d9 a warm or cool color?

#2ca3d9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 234 degrees, its lightness 67.6% and its chroma 0.128.