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#50cefa color: Thor’s Thunder

#50cefa is rgb(80, 206, 250) in RGB and oklch(79.919% 0.12551 225.016) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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196°
100%

79.9%
0.126
225°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.82:1Hard to read
Lc -38
Black text
11.55:1Readable · AA
Lc 70

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About #50cefa

#50cefa is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 79.9% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 225°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.82:1 contrast and black text 11.55:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Thor’s Thunder (#44ccff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-300.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #50cefa mixed with white

  1. 50cefa
  2. 68d3fb
  3. 7dd8fc
  4. 8fdefc
  5. a1e3fd
  6. b2e7fe
  7. c2ecfe
  8. d1f1fe
  9. e1f6ff
  10. f0faff

Darker: #50cefa mixed with black

  1. 50cefa
  2. 44b3d9
  3. 3998ba
  4. 2e7f9b
  5. 24667d
  6. 1a4e61
  7. 103846
  8. 07232d
  9. 020f15
  10. 000203

Calmer: #50cefa with less saturation

  1. 50cefa
  2. 61cdf4
  3. 70cbee
  4. 7ccae8
  5. 87c8e2
  6. 92c7dc
  7. 9bc5d6
  8. a5c3d0
  9. adc1ca
  10. b5bfc4

Questions about #50cefa

What color is #50cefa?

#50cefa is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Thor’s Thunder. In RGB it is rgb(80, 206, 250), in HSL hsl(195.53, 94.44%, 64.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.919% 0.12551 225.016).

What colors go well with #50cefa?

The complementary color of #50cefa is #ffa378. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #37d6d6 and #85c1ff. The triadic partners are #f79cd0 and #c9c25b.

Is white or black text more readable on #50cefa?

Black text reads better on #50cefa: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and black gives 11.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #50cefa a warm or cool color?

#50cefa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 225 degrees, its lightness 79.9% and its chroma 0.126.