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#2cb1f4 color: Lynx Screen Blue

#2cb1f4 is rgb(44, 177, 244) in RGB and oklch(72.173% 0.14542 236.923) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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200°
100%

72.2%
0.145
237°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-400
  • Black 4%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.41:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.70:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #2cb1f4

#2cb1f4 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 72.2% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 237°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.41:1 contrast and black text 8.7:1, 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: #2cb1f4 mixed with white

  1. 2cb1f4
  2. 4eb9f6
  3. 67c1f7
  4. 7cc9f9
  5. 91d1fa
  6. a4d9fb
  7. b7e1fc
  8. c9e9fd
  9. dbf0fe
  10. edf8ff

Darker: #2cb1f4 mixed with black

  1. 2cb1f4
  2. 2599d4
  3. 1e83b5
  4. 176c97
  5. 11577a
  6. 0a425e
  7. 052f44
  8. 021c2b
  9. 010c14
  10. 000103

Calmer: #2cb1f4 with less saturation

  1. 2cb1f4
  2. 43b0ec
  3. 54b0e5
  4. 62afdd
  5. 6eaed5
  6. 79accd
  7. 83abc5
  8. 8caabd
  9. 95a8b5
  10. 9da7ad

Questions about #2cb1f4

What color is #2cb1f4?

#2cb1f4 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Lynx Screen Blue. In RGB it is rgb(44, 177, 244), in HSL hsl(200.1, 90.09%, 56.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.173% 0.14542 236.923).

What colors go well with #2cb1f4?

The complementary color of #2cb1f4 is #e88b3d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00bdd2 and #7ca0ff. The triadic partners are #eb7ba6 and #9fb035.

Is white or black text more readable on #2cb1f4?

Black text reads better on #2cb1f4: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and black gives 8.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2cb1f4 a warm or cool color?

#2cb1f4 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 237 degrees, its lightness 72.2% and its chroma 0.145.