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#2cafe3 color: Royal Peacock

#2cafe3 is rgb(44, 175, 227) in RGB and oklch(70.886% 0.13084 230.481) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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197°
100%

70.9%
0.131
230°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.52:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.35:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #2cafe3

#2cafe3 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.9% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 230°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.52:1 contrast and black text 8.35:1, 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: #2cafe3 mixed with white

  1. 2cafe3
  2. 4db7e6
  3. 66c0e9
  4. 7cc8ed
  5. 90d0f0
  6. a4d8f2
  7. b6e0f5
  8. c9e8f8
  9. dbf0fa
  10. edf7fd

Darker: #2cafe3 mixed with black

  1. 2cafe3
  2. 2598c5
  3. 1e81a8
  4. 176b8c
  5. 115671
  6. 0a4157
  7. 052e3f
  8. 021c27
  9. 010b12
  10. 000103

Calmer: #2cafe3 with less saturation

  1. 2cafe3
  2. 42aedd
  3. 53add6
  4. 60acd0
  5. 6cabc9
  6. 76a9c3
  7. 80a8bc
  8. 89a6b5
  9. 91a5af
  10. 99a3a8

Questions about #2cafe3

What color is #2cafe3?

#2cafe3 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Royal Peacock. In RGB it is rgb(44, 175, 227), in HSL hsl(197.05, 76.57%, 53.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.886% 0.13084 230.481).

What colors go well with #2cafe3?

The complementary color of #2cafe3 is #e18751. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b9c2 and #71a1f2. The triadic partners are #dd7dac and #a6a83a.

Is white or black text more readable on #2cafe3?

Black text reads better on #2cafe3: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and black gives 8.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2cafe3 a warm or cool color?

#2cafe3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 230 degrees, its lightness 70.9% and its chroma 0.131.