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#69ace2 color: Greek Sea

#69ace2 is rgb(105, 172, 226) in RGB and oklch(72.132% 0.10458 244.288) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

72.1%
0.105
244°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.44:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.60:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #69ace2

#69ace2 is a soft light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 72.1% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 244°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.44:1 contrast and black text 8.6:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Greek Sea (#72a7e1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-400.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #69ace2 mixed with white

  1. 69ace2
  2. 79b4e5
  3. 88bde9
  4. 97c5ec
  5. a6cdef
  6. b5d6f2
  7. c4def5
  8. d3e6f7
  9. e1effa
  10. f0f7fd

Darker: #69ace2 mixed with black

  1. 69ace2
  2. 5a95c4
  3. 4c7fa8
  4. 3e698c
  5. 315471
  6. 244057
  7. 182d3e
  8. 0c1b27
  9. 040b12
  10. 000103

Calmer: #69ace2 with less saturation

  1. 69ace2
  2. 70acdc
  3. 77abd6
  4. 7eabd0
  5. 84aaca
  6. 8aa9c4
  7. 90a8be
  8. 95a8b8
  9. 9aa7b1
  10. a0a6ab

Questions about #69ace2

What color is #69ace2?

#69ace2 is soft light sky blue. The closest named color is Greek Sea. In RGB it is rgb(105, 172, 226), in HSL hsl(206.78, 67.6%, 64.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.132% 0.10458 244.288).

What colors go well with #69ace2?

The complementary color of #69ace2 is #d3975c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #46b6cd and #91a0e7. The triadic partners are #dc899d and #97b065.

Is white or black text more readable on #69ace2?

Black text reads better on #69ace2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and black gives 8.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #69ace2 a warm or cool color?

#69ace2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 244 degrees, its lightness 72.1% and its chroma 0.105.