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#2cadde color: Royal Peacock

#2cadde is rgb(44, 173, 222) in RGB and oklch(70.181% 0.12749 229.261) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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197°
100%

70.2%
0.127
229°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.58:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.14:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #2cadde

#2cadde is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.2% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 229°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.58:1 contrast and black text 8.14:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Royal Peacock (#27ace0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #2cadde mixed with white

  1. 2cadde
  2. 4db6e2
  3. 66bee5
  4. 7bc6e9
  5. 90cfec
  6. a3d7f0
  7. b6dff3
  8. c8e7f6
  9. dbeff9
  10. edf7fc

Darker: #2cadde mixed with black

  1. 2cadde
  2. 2596c1
  3. 1e7fa5
  4. 176a89
  5. 11556f
  6. 0a4155
  7. 052d3d
  8. 021b26
  9. 010b12
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2cadde with less saturation

  1. 2cadde
  2. 42acd8
  3. 52abd2
  4. 5faacb
  5. 6ba8c5
  6. 75a7bf
  7. 7ea6b9
  8. 87a4b2
  9. 8fa2ac
  10. 97a1a5

Questions about #2cadde

What color is #2cadde?

#2cadde is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Royal Peacock. In RGB it is rgb(44, 173, 222), in HSL hsl(196.52, 72.95%, 52.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.181% 0.12749 229.261).

What colors go well with #2cadde?

The complementary color of #2cadde is #de8553. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b6bd and #6e9fee. The triadic partners are #d97cab and #a5a53a.

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

Black text reads better on #2cadde: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and black gives 8.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2cadde a warm or cool color?

#2cadde is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 229 degrees, its lightness 70.2% and its chroma 0.127.