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#4ca2ca color: Blue Grotto

#4ca2ca is rgb(76, 162, 202) in RGB and oklch(67.555% 0.1014 231.055) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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199°
100%

67.6%
0.101
231°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.87:1Hard to read
Lc -60
Black text
7.33:1Readable · AA
Lc 49

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About #4ca2ca

#4ca2ca is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 67.6% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 231°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.87:1 contrast and black text 7.33:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Grotto (#50a2ca). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #4ca2ca mixed with white

  1. 4ca2ca
  2. 61abd0
  3. 74b5d5
  4. 86bedb
  5. 98c7e0
  6. a9d1e5
  7. badaeb
  8. cce3f0
  9. ddecf5
  10. eef6fa

Darker: #4ca2ca mixed with black

  1. 4ca2ca
  2. 418caf
  3. 367795
  4. 2c637c
  5. 224f64
  6. 183c4d
  7. 0f2a37
  8. 061922
  9. 020a0f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #4ca2ca with less saturation

  1. 4ca2ca
  2. 56a1c5
  3. 60a0c0
  4. 689fbb
  5. 709eb6
  6. 779db1
  7. 7e9cac
  8. 859ba7
  9. 8b9aa1
  10. 91989c

Questions about #4ca2ca

What color is #4ca2ca?

#4ca2ca is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Blue Grotto. In RGB it is rgb(76, 162, 202), in HSL hsl(199.05, 54.31%, 54.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.555% 0.1014 231.055).

What colors go well with #4ca2ca?

The complementary color of #4ca2ca is #c9845b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #34a9b1 and #7397d6. The triadic partners are #c77c9e and #999d4f.

Is white or black text more readable on #4ca2ca?

Black text reads better on #4ca2ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and black gives 7.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4ca2ca a warm or cool color?

#4ca2ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 231 degrees, its lightness 67.6% and its chroma 0.101.