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#33aff1 color: Lynx Screen Blue

#33aff1 is rgb(51, 175, 241) in RGB and oklch(71.699% 0.14184 237.579) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

71.7%
0.142
238°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-400
  • Black 5%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.46:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.54:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #33aff1

#33aff1 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 71.7% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 238°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.46:1 contrast and black text 8.54:1, 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: #33aff1 mixed with white

  1. 33aff1
  2. 51b7f3
  3. 69c0f5
  4. 7ec8f7
  5. 92d0f8
  6. a5d8fa
  7. b7e0fb
  8. cae8fc
  9. dbf0fd
  10. edf7fe

Darker: #33aff1 mixed with black

  1. 33aff1
  2. 2b98d2
  3. 2381b3
  4. 1c6b95
  5. 145679
  6. 0d415d
  7. 072e43
  8. 031c2b
  9. 010b14
  10. 000103

Calmer: #33aff1 with less saturation

  1. 33aff1
  2. 47aee9
  3. 56aee2
  4. 63adda
  5. 6facd3
  6. 79abcb
  7. 82a9c3
  8. 8ba8bc
  9. 94a7b4
  10. 9ca5ac

Questions about #33aff1

What color is #33aff1?

#33aff1 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Lynx Screen Blue. In RGB it is rgb(51, 175, 241), in HSL hsl(200.84, 87.16%, 57.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.699% 0.14184 237.579).

What colors go well with #33aff1?

The complementary color of #33aff1 is #e58a3e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00bbd1 and #7d9ffc. The triadic partners are #e97ba4 and #9daf39.

Is white or black text more readable on #33aff1?

Black text reads better on #33aff1: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and black gives 8.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #33aff1 a warm or cool color?

#33aff1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 238 degrees, its lightness 71.7% and its chroma 0.142.