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#008aff color: Too Blue to Be True

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208°
100%

OKLCH

63.6%
0.200
254°
  • ≈ Azure
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • blue-500
  • Black 0%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text3.45:1 · Below AALc -67
Black text6.08:1 · AALc 43

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About #008aff

#008aff is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.6% lightness, 0.2 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 3.45:1 contrast and black text 6.08:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Too Blue to Be True (#0088ff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-500.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #008aff mixed with white

  1. 008aff
  2. 3597ff
  3. 51a4ff
  4. 6ab0ff
  5. 80bcff
  6. 96c7ff
  7. abd3ff
  8. c0deff
  9. d5e9ff
  10. eaf4ff

Darker: #008aff mixed with black

  1. 008aff
  2. 0077de
  3. 0065be
  4. 00539e
  5. 004280
  6. 003263
  7. 002248
  8. 00142e
  9. 000716
  10. 000103

Calmer: #008aff with less saturation

  1. 008aff
  2. 278bf4
  3. 398ce8
  4. 488ddd
  5. 548ed2
  6. 5f8ec6
  7. 698ebb
  8. 728eaf
  9. 7b8da3
  10. 838c97