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#35aaee color: Vivid Cerulean

#35aaee is rgb(53, 170, 238) in RGB and oklch(70.447% 0.14154 239.543) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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202°
100%

70.4%
0.142
240°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.58:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.14:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #35aaee

#35aaee is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.4% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 240°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.58:1 contrast and black text 8.14:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Vivid Cerulean (#00aaee). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #35aaee mixed with white

  1. 35aaee
  2. 52b3f0
  3. 69bcf3
  4. 7ec4f5
  5. 91cdf7
  6. a4d6f8
  7. b7defa
  8. c9e6fc
  9. dbeffd
  10. edf7fe

Darker: #35aaee mixed with black

  1. 35aaee
  2. 2d93cf
  3. 257db1
  4. 1d6893
  5. 155377
  6. 0e3f5c
  7. 082d42
  8. 031b2a
  9. 010b14
  10. 000103

Calmer: #35aaee with less saturation

  1. 35aaee
  2. 47a9e6
  3. 56a9df
  4. 62a8d7
  5. 6da7cf
  6. 77a6c8
  7. 80a5c0
  8. 88a4b8
  9. 90a3b0
  10. 98a1a8

Questions about #35aaee

What color is #35aaee?

#35aaee is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Vivid Cerulean. In RGB it is rgb(53, 170, 238), in HSL hsl(202.05, 84.47%, 57.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.447% 0.14154 239.543).

What colors go well with #35aaee?

The complementary color of #35aaee is #df8837. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b6cf and #7d9af8. The triadic partners are #e5779d and #96ac38.

Is white or black text more readable on #35aaee?

Black text reads better on #35aaee: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and black gives 8.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #35aaee a warm or cool color?

#35aaee is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 240 degrees, its lightness 70.4% and its chroma 0.142.