Skip to the color picker

#1faaee color: Vivid Cerulean

#1faaee is rgb(31, 170, 238) in RGB and oklch(70.058% 0.14696 237.432) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

200°
100%

70.1%
0.147
237°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-500
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.61:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.04:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #1faaee

#1faaee is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.1% lightness, 0.147 chroma and a hue of 237°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.61:1 contrast and black text 8.04:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Vivid Cerulean (#00aaee). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #1faaee mixed with white

  1. 1faaee
  2. 46b3f0
  3. 61bcf3
  4. 77c5f5
  5. 8ccdf7
  6. a0d6f9
  7. b4defa
  8. c7e6fc
  9. daeffd
  10. ecf7fe

Darker: #1faaee mixed with black

  1. 1faaee
  2. 1993cf
  3. 147db1
  4. 0f6893
  5. 0a5377
  6. 063f5c
  7. 032d42
  8. 011b2a
  9. 000b14
  10. 000103

Calmer: #1faaee with less saturation

  1. 1faaee
  2. 3aa9e6
  3. 4ca9df
  4. 5ba8d7
  5. 67a7cf
  6. 72a6c7
  7. 7ca5bf
  8. 85a3b7
  9. 8ea2af
  10. 96a0a7

Questions about #1faaee

What color is #1faaee?

#1faaee is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Vivid Cerulean. In RGB it is rgb(31, 170, 238), in HSL hsl(199.71, 85.89%, 52.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.058% 0.14696 237.432).

What colors go well with #1faaee?

The complementary color of #1faaee is #e18432. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b6cb and #7699fa. The triadic partners are #e5749f and #98aa2b.

Is white or black text more readable on #1faaee?

Black text reads better on #1faaee: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and black gives 8.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #1faaee a warm or cool color?

#1faaee is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 237 degrees, its lightness 70.1% and its chroma 0.147.