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#44ace0 color: Thalassophile

#44ace0 is rgb(68, 172, 224) in RGB and oklch(70.617% 0.12104 234.106) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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200°
100%

70.6%
0.121
234°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.55:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.22:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #44ace0

#44ace0 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.6% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 234°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.55:1 contrast and black text 8.22:1, so black text reads better.

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

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #44ace0 mixed with white

  1. 44ace0
  2. 5cb5e4
  3. 71bde7
  4. 84c5ea
  5. 97ceee
  6. a8d6f1
  7. badef4
  8. cbe7f7
  9. ddeffa
  10. eef7fc

Darker: #44ace0 mixed with black

  1. 44ace0
  2. 3a95c3
  3. 307fa6
  4. 26698a
  5. 1d5470
  6. 144056
  7. 0c2d3e
  8. 051b27
  9. 020b12
  10. 000102

Calmer: #44ace0 with less saturation

  1. 44ace0
  2. 52abda
  3. 5eaad4
  4. 69a9cd
  5. 72a8c7
  6. 7ba7c1
  7. 83a6ba
  8. 8ba5b4
  9. 92a3ad
  10. 99a2a7

Questions about #44ace0

What color is #44ace0?

#44ace0 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Thalassophile. In RGB it is rgb(68, 172, 224), in HSL hsl(200, 71.56%, 57.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.617% 0.12104 234.106).

What colors go well with #44ace0?

The complementary color of #44ace0 is #da8a53. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b6c3 and #7a9fec. The triadic partners are #da7fa5 and #9fa948.

Is white or black text more readable on #44ace0?

Black text reads better on #44ace0: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and black gives 8.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #44ace0 a warm or cool color?

#44ace0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 234 degrees, its lightness 70.6% and its chroma 0.121.