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#4fa6ea color: Cerulean

#4fa6ea is rgb(79, 166, 234) in RGB and oklch(70.094% 0.13048 244.881) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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206°
100%

70.1%
0.130
245°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • blue-400
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.63:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
7.98:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #4fa6ea

#4fa6ea is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.1% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 245°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.63:1 contrast and black text 7.98:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Cerulean (#55aaee). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-400.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #4fa6ea mixed with white

  1. 4fa6ea
  2. 63afed
  3. 76b8ef
  4. 88c1f2
  5. 9acaf4
  6. abd3f6
  7. bcdcf8
  8. cde5fa
  9. ddeefc
  10. eef6fe

Darker: #4fa6ea mixed with black

  1. 4fa6ea
  2. 4490cb
  3. 387aae
  4. 2e6591
  5. 235175
  6. 193e5a
  7. 102b41
  8. 071a29
  9. 020a13
  10. 000103

Calmer: #4fa6ea with less saturation

  1. 4fa6ea
  2. 5aa6e3
  3. 64a5db
  4. 6da5d4
  5. 75a4cd
  6. 7da4c5
  7. 84a3be
  8. 8ba2b6
  9. 92a1ae
  10. 98a0a6

Questions about #4fa6ea

What color is #4fa6ea?

#4fa6ea is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Cerulean. In RGB it is rgb(79, 166, 234), in HSL hsl(206.32, 78.68%, 61.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.094% 0.13048 244.881).

What colors go well with #4fa6ea?

The complementary color of #4fa6ea is #d68c3b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b2d1 and #8797ef. The triadic partners are #e17a94 and #8cac4b.

Is white or black text more readable on #4fa6ea?

Black text reads better on #4fa6ea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and black gives 7.98:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4fa6ea a warm or cool color?

#4fa6ea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 245 degrees, its lightness 70.1% and its chroma 0.13.