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#35cafd color: Thor’s Thunder

#35cafd is rgb(53, 202, 253) in RGB and oklch(78.51% 0.13872 226.594) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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195°
100%

78.5%
0.139
227°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-400
  • Black 1%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.91:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.02:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #35cafd

#35cafd is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 78.5% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 227°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.91:1 contrast and black text 11.02:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Thor’s Thunder (#44ccff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-400.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #35cafd mixed with white

  1. 35cafd
  2. 56d0fe
  3. 6fd5fe
  4. 85dbff
  5. 98e0ff
  6. abe6ff
  7. bcebff
  8. cef0ff
  9. def5ff
  10. effaff

Darker: #35cafd mixed with black

  1. 35cafd
  2. 2dafdc
  3. 2595bc
  4. 1d7c9d
  5. 15647f
  6. 0e4d62
  7. 083747
  8. 03222d
  9. 010f16
  10. 000203

Calmer: #35cafd with less saturation

  1. 35cafd
  2. 4ec9f6
  3. 61c7f0
  4. 70c6e9
  5. 7dc4e2
  6. 89c3dc
  7. 94c1d5
  8. 9ebfce
  9. a7bdc7
  10. b0bbc0

Questions about #35cafd

What color is #35cafd?

#35cafd is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Thor’s Thunder. In RGB it is rgb(53, 202, 253), in HSL hsl(195.3, 98.04%, 60%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.51% 0.13872 226.594).

What colors go well with #35cafd?

The complementary color of #35cafd is #ff9b68. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00d4d7 and #80bbff. The triadic partners are #f893cb and #c4be48.

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

Black text reads better on #35cafd: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and black gives 11.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #35cafd a warm or cool color?

#35cafd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 227 degrees, its lightness 78.5% and its chroma 0.139.