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#2cade1 color: Royal Peacock

#2cade1 is rgb(44, 173, 225) in RGB and oklch(70.322% 0.13003 230.819) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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197°
100%

70.3%
0.130
231°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.57:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.17:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #2cade1

#2cade1 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.3% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 231°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.57:1 contrast and black text 8.17:1, 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: #2cade1 mixed with white

  1. 2cade1
  2. 4db6e4
  3. 66bee8
  4. 7bc6eb
  5. 90cfee
  6. a3d7f1
  7. b6dff4
  8. c9e7f7
  9. dbeffa
  10. edf7fd

Darker: #2cade1 mixed with black

  1. 2cade1
  2. 2596c4
  3. 1e7fa7
  4. 176a8b
  5. 115570
  6. 0a4156
  7. 052d3e
  8. 021b27
  9. 010b12
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2cade1 with less saturation

  1. 2cade1
  2. 42acdb
  3. 52abd4
  4. 5faace
  5. 6ba9c7
  6. 75a7c1
  7. 7fa6ba
  8. 87a4b4
  9. 90a3ad
  10. 98a1a6

Questions about #2cade1

What color is #2cade1?

#2cade1 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Royal Peacock. In RGB it is rgb(44, 173, 225), in HSL hsl(197.24, 75.1%, 52.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.322% 0.13003 230.819).

What colors go well with #2cade1?

The complementary color of #2cade1 is #df864f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b7c0 and #709ff0. The triadic partners are #db7caa and #a3a639.

Is white or black text more readable on #2cade1?

Black text reads better on #2cade1: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and black gives 8.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2cade1 a warm or cool color?

#2cade1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 231 degrees, its lightness 70.3% and its chroma 0.13.