Skip to the color picker

#2ca9f2 color: Vivid Cerulean

#2ca9f2 is rgb(44, 169, 242) in RGB and oklch(70.24% 0.14893 240.592) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

202°
100%

70.2%
0.149
241°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-500
  • Black 5%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.60:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.06:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #2ca9f2

#2ca9f2 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.2% lightness, 0.149 chroma and a hue of 241°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.6:1 contrast and black text 8.06:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Vivid Cerulean (#00aaee). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #2ca9f2 mixed with white

  1. 2ca9f2
  2. 4cb2f4
  3. 65bbf6
  4. 7bc4f8
  5. 8fcdf9
  6. a2d5fb
  7. b5defc
  8. c8e6fd
  9. daeffe
  10. edf7ff

Darker: #2ca9f2 mixed with black

  1. 2ca9f2
  2. 2592d2
  3. 1e7cb4
  4. 176796
  5. 115379
  6. 0a3f5e
  7. 052c43
  8. 021b2b
  9. 010a14
  10. 000103

Calmer: #2ca9f2 with less saturation

  1. 2ca9f2
  2. 41a9ea
  3. 51a8e2
  4. 5ea7da
  5. 6aa7d2
  6. 74a6c9
  7. 7ea5c1
  8. 87a3b9
  9. 8fa2b0
  10. 97a1a8

Questions about #2ca9f2

What color is #2ca9f2?

#2ca9f2 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Vivid Cerulean. In RGB it is rgb(44, 169, 242), in HSL hsl(202.12, 88.39%, 56.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.24% 0.14893 240.592).

What colors go well with #2ca9f2?

The complementary color of #2ca9f2 is #e18629. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b5d0 and #7d98fb. The triadic partners are #e8749a and #93ac30.

Is white or black text more readable on #2ca9f2?

Black text reads better on #2ca9f2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and black gives 8.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2ca9f2 a warm or cool color?

#2ca9f2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 241 degrees, its lightness 70.2% and its chroma 0.149.