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#2ca5ce color: Sardinia Beaches

#2ca5ce is rgb(44, 165, 206) in RGB and oklch(67.544% 0.11761 226.072) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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195°
100%

67.5%
0.118
226°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.85:1Hard to read
Lc -59
Black text
7.38:1Readable · AA
Lc 50

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About #2ca5ce

#2ca5ce is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 67.5% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 226°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.85:1 contrast and black text 7.38:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sardinia Beaches (#28a4cb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #2ca5ce mixed with white

  1. 2ca5ce
  2. 4caed3
  3. 64b7d8
  4. 7ac0dd
  5. 8ec9e2
  6. a1d2e7
  7. b4dbec
  8. c7e4f1
  9. daedf6
  10. ecf6fa

Darker: #2ca5ce mixed with black

  1. 2ca5ce
  2. 258fb3
  3. 1e7998
  4. 17657f
  5. 115166
  6. 0a3d4e
  7. 052b38
  8. 021a23
  9. 010a0f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2ca5ce with less saturation

  1. 2ca5ce
  2. 40a4c9
  3. 4fa3c3
  4. 5ba2be
  5. 66a0b8
  6. 6f9fb3
  7. 789dad
  8. 819ca8
  9. 889aa2
  10. 90999c

Questions about #2ca5ce

What color is #2ca5ce?

#2ca5ce is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Sardinia Beaches. In RGB it is rgb(44, 165, 206), in HSL hsl(195.19, 64.8%, 49.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.544% 0.11761 226.072).

What colors go well with #2ca5ce?

The complementary color of #2ca5ce is #d27e56. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00adaf and #6599de. The triadic partners are #ca78a6 and #a19b3b.

Is white or black text more readable on #2ca5ce?

Black text reads better on #2ca5ce: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and black gives 7.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2ca5ce a warm or cool color?

#2ca5ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 226 degrees, its lightness 67.5% and its chroma 0.118.