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#2cade6 color: Royal Peacock

#2cade6 is rgb(44, 173, 230) in RGB and oklch(70.561% 0.13448 233.262) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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198°
100%

70.6%
0.134
233°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.55:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.23:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #2cade6

#2cade6 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.6% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 233°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.55:1 contrast and black text 8.23:1, so black text reads better.

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

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #2cade6 mixed with white

  1. 2cade6
  2. 4db6e9
  3. 66beec
  4. 7bc6ef
  5. 90cff2
  6. a3d7f4
  7. b6dff7
  8. c9e7f9
  9. dbeffb
  10. edf7fd

Darker: #2cade6 mixed with black

  1. 2cade6
  2. 2596c8
  3. 1e7fab
  4. 176a8e
  5. 115573
  6. 0a4159
  7. 052d40
  8. 021b28
  9. 010b13
  10. 000103

Calmer: #2cade6 with less saturation

  1. 2cade6
  2. 42acdf
  3. 52abd8
  4. 5faad2
  5. 6ba9cb
  6. 75a8c4
  7. 7fa6bd
  8. 88a5b6
  9. 90a3ae
  10. 98a2a7

Questions about #2cade6

What color is #2cade6?

#2cade6 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Royal Peacock. In RGB it is rgb(44, 173, 230), in HSL hsl(198.39, 78.81%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.561% 0.13448 233.262).

What colors go well with #2cade6?

The complementary color of #2cade6 is #e08648. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b8c5 and #749ef4. The triadic partners are #df7aa7 and #a1a938.

Is white or black text more readable on #2cade6?

Black text reads better on #2cade6: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and black gives 8.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2cade6 a warm or cool color?

#2cade6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 233 degrees, its lightness 70.6% and its chroma 0.134.