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#44acea color: Cerulean

#44acea is rgb(68, 172, 234) in RGB and oklch(71.093% 0.13085 238.858) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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202°
100%

71.1%
0.131
239°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.52:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.33:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #44acea

#44acea is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 71.1% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 239°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.52:1 contrast and black text 8.33:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Cerulean (#55aaee). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #44acea mixed with white

  1. 44acea
  2. 5cb5ed
  3. 71bdef
  4. 84c6f2
  5. 97cef4
  6. a8d6f6
  7. badff8
  8. cbe7fa
  9. ddeffc
  10. eef7fe

Darker: #44acea mixed with black

  1. 44acea
  2. 3a95cb
  3. 307fae
  4. 266991
  5. 1d5475
  6. 14405a
  7. 0c2d41
  8. 051b29
  9. 020b13
  10. 000103

Calmer: #44acea with less saturation

  1. 44acea
  2. 52abe3
  3. 5eabdc
  4. 69aad5
  5. 73a9ce
  6. 7ca8c7
  7. 84a7bf
  8. 8ca6b8
  9. 93a4b1
  10. 9ba3a9

Questions about #44acea

What color is #44acea?

#44acea is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Cerulean. In RGB it is rgb(68, 172, 234), in HSL hsl(202.41, 79.81%, 59.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.093% 0.13085 238.858).

What colors go well with #44acea?

The complementary color of #44acea is #dd8c46. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b7cd and #809df4. The triadic partners are #e27da0 and #99ad45.

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

Black text reads better on #44acea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and black gives 8.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #44acea a warm or cool color?

#44acea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 239 degrees, its lightness 71.1% and its chroma 0.131.