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#2cafee color: Lynx Screen Blue

#2cafee is rgb(44, 175, 238) in RGB and oklch(71.415% 0.14085 235.607) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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199°
100%

71.4%
0.141
236°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-400
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.48:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.47:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #2cafee

#2cafee is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 71.4% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 236°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.48:1 contrast and black text 8.47:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lynx Screen Blue (#2cb1eb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-400.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #2cafee mixed with white

  1. 2cafee
  2. 4db7f0
  3. 66c0f3
  4. 7cc8f5
  5. 90d0f7
  6. a4d8f8
  7. b6e0fa
  8. c9e8fb
  9. dbf0fd
  10. edf7fe

Darker: #2cafee mixed with black

  1. 2cafee
  2. 2598cf
  3. 1e81b1
  4. 176b93
  5. 115677
  6. 0a415c
  7. 052e42
  8. 021c2a
  9. 010b14
  10. 000103

Calmer: #2cafee with less saturation

  1. 2cafee
  2. 43aee7
  3. 53addf
  4. 61acd8
  5. 6dabd1
  6. 77aac9
  7. 81a9c2
  8. 8aa8ba
  9. 93a6b2
  10. 9ba4aa

Questions about #2cafee

What color is #2cafee?

#2cafee is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Lynx Screen Blue. In RGB it is rgb(44, 175, 238), in HSL hsl(199.48, 85.09%, 55.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.415% 0.14085 235.607).

What colors go well with #2cafee?

The complementary color of #2cafee is #e58941. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00bbcd and #789ffb. The triadic partners are #e67ba6 and #9fad36.

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

Black text reads better on #2cafee: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and black gives 8.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2cafee a warm or cool color?

#2cafee is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 236 degrees, its lightness 71.4% and its chroma 0.141.