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#33ace1 color: Royal Peacock

#33ace1 is rgb(51, 172, 225) in RGB and oklch(70.228% 0.12837 232.231) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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198°
100%

70.2%
0.128
232°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.58:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.13:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #33ace1

#33ace1 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.2% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 232°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.58:1 contrast and black text 8.13:1, 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: #33ace1 mixed with white

  1. 33ace1
  2. 51b5e5
  3. 68bde8
  4. 7dc6eb
  5. 91ceee
  6. a4d6f1
  7. b7dff4
  8. c9e7f7
  9. dbeffa
  10. edf7fd

Darker: #33ace1 mixed with black

  1. 33ace1
  2. 2b95c4
  3. 237fa7
  4. 1c698b
  5. 145470
  6. 0d4056
  7. 072d3e
  8. 031b27
  9. 010b12
  10. 000102

Calmer: #33ace1 with less saturation

  1. 33ace1
  2. 46abdb
  3. 55aad4
  4. 61a9ce
  5. 6ca8c7
  6. 76a7c1
  7. 7fa5ba
  8. 88a4b3
  9. 90a2ad
  10. 98a1a6

Questions about #33ace1

What color is #33ace1?

#33ace1 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Royal Peacock. In RGB it is rgb(51, 172, 225), in HSL hsl(198.28, 74.36%, 54.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.228% 0.12837 232.231).

What colors go well with #33ace1?

The complementary color of #33ace1 is #dd864e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b6c1 and #739eef. The triadic partners are #db7ca7 and #a1a73d.

Is white or black text more readable on #33ace1?

Black text reads better on #33ace1: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and black gives 8.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #33ace1 a warm or cool color?

#33ace1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 232 degrees, its lightness 70.2% and its chroma 0.128.