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#2cade7 color: Royal Peacock

#2cade7 is rgb(44, 173, 231) in RGB and oklch(70.609% 0.1354 233.728) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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199°
100%

70.6%
0.135
234°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.55:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.24:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #2cade7

#2cade7 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.6% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 234°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.55:1 contrast and black text 8.24:1, 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: #2cade7 mixed with white

  1. 2cade7
  2. 4db6ea
  3. 66beed
  4. 7bc6f0
  5. 90cff2
  6. a3d7f5
  7. b6dff7
  8. c9e7f9
  9. dbeffb
  10. edf7fd

Darker: #2cade7 mixed with black

  1. 2cade7
  2. 2596c9
  3. 1e7fab
  4. 176a8f
  5. 115573
  6. 0a4159
  7. 052d40
  8. 021b28
  9. 010b13
  10. 000103

Calmer: #2cade7 with less saturation

  1. 2cade7
  2. 42ace0
  3. 52abd9
  4. 60aad2
  5. 6ba9cb
  6. 76a8c4
  7. 7fa7bd
  8. 88a5b6
  9. 90a4af
  10. 98a2a8

Questions about #2cade7

What color is #2cade7?

#2cade7 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Royal Peacock. In RGB it is rgb(44, 173, 231), in HSL hsl(198.61, 79.57%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.609% 0.1354 233.728).

What colors go well with #2cade7?

The complementary color of #2cade7 is #e18747. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b8c6 and #749ef5. The triadic partners are #e07aa6 and #a0a937.

Is white or black text more readable on #2cade7?

Black text reads better on #2cade7: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and black gives 8.24:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2cade7 a warm or cool color?

#2cade7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 234 degrees, its lightness 70.6% and its chroma 0.135.