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#2dabdc color: Royal Peacock

#2dabdc is rgb(45, 171, 220) in RGB and oklch(69.636% 0.12636 229.697) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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197°
100%

69.6%
0.126
230°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.63:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
7.97:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #2dabdc

#2dabdc is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 69.6% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 230°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.63:1 contrast and black text 7.97:1, so black text reads better.

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

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #2dabdc mixed with white

  1. 2dabdc
  2. 4db4e0
  3. 66bce4
  4. 7bc5e8
  5. 8fcdeb
  6. a3d6ef
  7. b6def2
  8. c8e6f6
  9. dbeff9
  10. edf7fc

Darker: #2dabdc mixed with black

  1. 2dabdc
  2. 2694bf
  3. 1f7ea3
  4. 186888
  5. 11546e
  6. 0b4054
  7. 062d3c
  8. 021b26
  9. 010b11
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2dabdc with less saturation

  1. 2dabdc
  2. 42aad6
  3. 52a9d0
  4. 5fa8ca
  5. 6aa7c3
  6. 74a5bd
  7. 7da4b7
  8. 86a2b1
  9. 8ea1aa
  10. 969fa4

Questions about #2dabdc

What color is #2dabdc?

#2dabdc is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Royal Peacock. In RGB it is rgb(45, 171, 220), in HSL hsl(196.8, 71.43%, 51.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.636% 0.12636 229.697).

What colors go well with #2dabdc?

The complementary color of #2dabdc is #db8451. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b4bc and #6d9deb. The triadic partners are #d77ba9 and #a3a43a.

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

Black text reads better on #2dabdc: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and black gives 7.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2dabdc a warm or cool color?

#2dabdc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 230 degrees, its lightness 69.6% and its chroma 0.126.