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#43ace3 color: Thalassophile

#43ace3 is rgb(67, 172, 227) in RGB and oklch(70.728% 0.1243 235.454) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

70.7%
0.124
235°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.55:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.25:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #43ace3

#43ace3 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.7% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 235°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.55:1 contrast and black text 8.25:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Thalassophile (#44aadd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #43ace3 mixed with white

  1. 43ace3
  2. 5bb5e6
  3. 70bdea
  4. 84c6ed
  5. 96cef0
  6. a8d6f2
  7. badef5
  8. cbe7f8
  9. ddeffa
  10. eef7fd

Darker: #43ace3 mixed with black

  1. 43ace3
  2. 3995c5
  3. 2f7fa8
  4. 26698c
  5. 1d5471
  6. 144057
  7. 0c2d3f
  8. 051b27
  9. 010b12
  10. 000103

Calmer: #43ace3 with less saturation

  1. 43ace3
  2. 51abdd
  3. 5eaad6
  4. 68a9d0
  5. 72a8c9
  6. 7ba7c2
  7. 83a6bc
  8. 8ba5b5
  9. 92a4ae
  10. 9aa2a7

Questions about #43ace3

What color is #43ace3?

#43ace3 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Thalassophile. In RGB it is rgb(67, 172, 227), in HSL hsl(200.63, 74.07%, 57.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.728% 0.1243 235.454).

What colors go well with #43ace3?

The complementary color of #43ace3 is #db8a4f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b6c6 and #7b9eee. The triadic partners are #dd7ea4 and #9eaa47.

Is white or black text more readable on #43ace3?

Black text reads better on #43ace3: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and black gives 8.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #43ace3 a warm or cool color?

#43ace3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 235 degrees, its lightness 70.7% and its chroma 0.124.