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#4eacea color: Cerulean

#4eacea is rgb(78, 172, 234) in RGB and oklch(71.409% 0.12669 240.727) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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204°
100%

71.4%
0.127
241°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-400
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.50:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.41:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #4eacea

#4eacea is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 71.4% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 241°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.5:1 contrast and black text 8.41:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Cerulean (#55aaee). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-400.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #4eacea mixed with white

  1. 4eacea
  2. 63b5ed
  3. 76bdef
  4. 89c6f2
  5. 9acef4
  6. abd6f6
  7. bcdef8
  8. cde7fa
  9. deeffc
  10. eef7fe

Darker: #4eacea mixed with black

  1. 4eacea
  2. 4395cb
  3. 387fae
  4. 2d6991
  5. 235475
  6. 19405a
  7. 0f2d41
  8. 071b29
  9. 020b13
  10. 000103

Calmer: #4eacea with less saturation

  1. 4eacea
  2. 5aabe3
  3. 65abdc
  4. 6eaad5
  5. 77a9ce
  6. 7fa8c7
  7. 87a7c0
  8. 8ea6b9
  9. 95a5b1
  10. 9ca4aa

Questions about #4eacea

What color is #4eacea?

#4eacea is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Cerulean. In RGB it is rgb(78, 172, 234), in HSL hsl(203.85, 78.79%, 61.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.409% 0.12669 240.727).

What colors go well with #4eacea?

The complementary color of #4eacea is #dc8f48. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b7cf and #859ef2. The triadic partners are #e37f9e and #98ae4d.

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

Black text reads better on #4eacea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and black gives 8.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4eacea a warm or cool color?

#4eacea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 241 degrees, its lightness 71.4% and its chroma 0.127.