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#4fa6ee color: Cerulean

#4fa6ee is rgb(79, 166, 238) in RGB and oklch(70.296% 0.13504 246.331) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

70.3%
0.135
246°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • blue-400
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.62:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.02:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #4fa6ee

#4fa6ee is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.3% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 246°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.62:1 contrast and black text 8.02:1, 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: #4fa6ee mixed with white

  1. 4fa6ee
  2. 63aff0
  3. 76b8f3
  4. 88c1f5
  5. 9acaf7
  6. abd3f9
  7. bcdcfa
  8. cde5fc
  9. ddeefd
  10. eef6fe

Darker: #4fa6ee mixed with black

  1. 4fa6ee
  2. 4490cf
  3. 387ab1
  4. 2e6593
  5. 235177
  6. 193e5c
  7. 102b42
  8. 071a2a
  9. 020a14
  10. 000103

Calmer: #4fa6ee with less saturation

  1. 4fa6ee
  2. 5aa6e6
  3. 64a6df
  4. 6da5d7
  5. 75a5cf
  6. 7da4c7
  7. 84a3c0
  8. 8ba2b8
  9. 92a1b0
  10. 99a0a7

Questions about #4fa6ee

What color is #4fa6ee?

#4fa6ee is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Cerulean. In RGB it is rgb(79, 166, 238), in HSL hsl(207.17, 82.38%, 62.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.296% 0.13504 246.331).

What colors go well with #4fa6ee?

The complementary color of #4fa6ee is #d78c34. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b3d5 and #8a96f2. The triadic partners are #e47992 and #8aae4a.

Is white or black text more readable on #4fa6ee?

Black text reads better on #4fa6ee: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and black gives 8.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4fa6ee a warm or cool color?

#4fa6ee is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 246 degrees, its lightness 70.3% and its chroma 0.135.