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#03defa color: Vaporwave Blue

#03defa is rgb(3, 222, 250) in RGB and oklch(82.583% 0.14299 210.823) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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187°
100%

82.6%
0.143
211°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • cyan-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.64:1Hard to read
Lc -31
Black text
12.83:1Readable · AA
Lc 76

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About #03defa

#03defa is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 82.6% lightness, 0.143 chroma and a hue of 211°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.64:1 contrast and black text 12.83:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Vaporwave Blue (#22ddff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-400.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #03defa mixed with white

  1. 03defa
  2. 49e2fb
  3. 69e5fb
  4. 81e9fc
  5. 97ecfd
  6. aaf0fd
  7. bcf3fe
  8. cef6fe
  9. dff9fe
  10. effcff

Darker: #03defa mixed with black

  1. 03defa
  2. 02c1d9
  3. 02a5ba
  4. 01899b
  5. 016f7d
  6. 005561
  7. 003d46
  8. 00262d
  9. 001215
  10. 000203

Calmer: #03defa with less saturation

  1. 03defa
  2. 41dcf5
  3. 5cdaf0
  4. 6fd8eb
  5. 80d5e5
  6. 8ed3e0
  7. 9bd1db
  8. a7ced6
  9. b2cbd0
  10. bcc9cb

Questions about #03defa

What color is #03defa?

#03defa is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Vaporwave Blue. In RGB it is rgb(3, 222, 250), in HSL hsl(186.8, 97.63%, 49.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(82.583% 0.14299 210.823).

What colors go well with #03defa?

The complementary color of #03defa is #ffa896. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #28e4cb and #79d0ff. The triadic partners are #fba2f1 and #e9c248.

Is white or black text more readable on #03defa?

Black text reads better on #03defa: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and black gives 12.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #03defa a warm or cool color?

#03defa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 211 degrees, its lightness 82.6% and its chroma 0.143.