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#44acee color: Cerulean

#44acee is rgb(68, 172, 238) in RGB and oklch(71.289% 0.13501 240.532) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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203°
100%

71.3%
0.135
241°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.51:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.38:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #44acee

#44acee is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 71.3% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 241°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.51:1 contrast and black text 8.38:1, 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: #44acee mixed with white

  1. 44acee
  2. 5cb5f0
  3. 71bdf3
  4. 84c6f5
  5. 97cef7
  6. a8d6f8
  7. badffa
  8. cbe7fb
  9. ddeffd
  10. eef7fe

Darker: #44acee mixed with black

  1. 44acee
  2. 3a95cf
  3. 307fb1
  4. 266993
  5. 1d5477
  6. 14405c
  7. 0c2d42
  8. 051b2a
  9. 020b14
  10. 000103

Calmer: #44acee with less saturation

  1. 44acee
  2. 52ace7
  3. 5eabdf
  4. 69aad8
  5. 73a9d0
  6. 7ca8c9
  7. 84a7c1
  8. 8ca6ba
  9. 94a5b2
  10. 9ba4aa

Questions about #44acee

What color is #44acee?

#44acee is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Cerulean. In RGB it is rgb(68, 172, 238), in HSL hsl(203.29, 83.33%, 60%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.289% 0.13501 240.532).

What colors go well with #44acee?

The complementary color of #44acee is #df8c40. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b8d1 and #839df7. The triadic partners are #e67c9e and #97af44.

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

Black text reads better on #44acee: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and black gives 8.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #44acee a warm or cool color?

#44acee is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 241 degrees, its lightness 71.3% and its chroma 0.135.