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#2fbae1 color: Lake Thun

#2fbae1 is rgb(47, 186, 225) in RGB and oklch(73.441% 0.12494 221.897) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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193°
100%

73.4%
0.125
222°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.27:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.23:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #2fbae1

#2fbae1 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 73.4% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 222°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.27:1 contrast and black text 9.23:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lake Thun (#44bbdd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #2fbae1 mixed with white

  1. 2fbae1
  2. 51c1e4
  3. 6ac8e8
  4. 7fcfeb
  5. 93d6ee
  6. a6ddf1
  7. b9e4f4
  8. cbebf7
  9. dcf2fa
  10. eef8fc

Darker: #2fbae1 mixed with black

  1. 2fbae1
  2. 27a1c4
  3. 2089a7
  4. 19728b
  5. 125c70
  6. 0c4656
  7. 06323e
  8. 031e27
  9. 010d12
  10. 000202

Calmer: #2fbae1 with less saturation

  1. 2fbae1
  2. 47b9dc
  3. 58b7d6
  4. 66b6d1
  5. 72b4cb
  6. 7db3c5
  7. 87b1c0
  8. 90afba
  9. 99adb4
  10. a1abaf

Questions about #2fbae1

What color is #2fbae1?

#2fbae1 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Lake Thun. In RGB it is rgb(47, 186, 225), in HSL hsl(193.15, 74.79%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.441% 0.12494 221.897).

What colors go well with #2fbae1?

The complementary color of #2fbae1 is #eb8d69. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0bc1bd and #6cadf5. The triadic partners are #de88bf and #b9ab43.

Is white or black text more readable on #2fbae1?

Black text reads better on #2fbae1: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and black gives 9.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2fbae1 a warm or cool color?

#2fbae1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 222 degrees, its lightness 73.4% and its chroma 0.125.