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#4fade3 color: High Blue

#4fade3 is rgb(79, 173, 227) in RGB and oklch(71.338% 0.11847 236.956) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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202°
100%

71.3%
0.118
237°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.49:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.42:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #4fade3

#4fade3 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 71.3% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 237°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.49:1 contrast and black text 8.42:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is High Blue (#4ca8e0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-400.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #4fade3 mixed with white

  1. 4fade3
  2. 64b5e6
  3. 77bee9
  4. 89c6ed
  5. 9bceef
  6. acd7f2
  7. bddff5
  8. cde7f8
  9. deeffa
  10. eef7fd

Darker: #4fade3 mixed with black

  1. 4fade3
  2. 4496c5
  3. 387fa8
  4. 2e6a8c
  5. 235571
  6. 194157
  7. 102d3f
  8. 071b27
  9. 020b12
  10. 000103

Calmer: #4fade3 with less saturation

  1. 4fade3
  2. 5bacdd
  3. 65acd6
  4. 6fabd0
  5. 77aaca
  6. 7fa9c3
  7. 87a8bd
  8. 8ea6b6
  9. 95a5b0
  10. 9ca4a9

Questions about #4fade3

What color is #4fade3?

#4fade3 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is High Blue. In RGB it is rgb(79, 173, 227), in HSL hsl(201.89, 72.55%, 60%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.338% 0.11847 236.956).

What colors go well with #4fade3?

The complementary color of #4fade3 is #da8e54. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1ab7c8 and #81a0ed. The triadic partners are #dd82a4 and #9dac50.

Is white or black text more readable on #4fade3?

Black text reads better on #4fade3: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and black gives 8.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4fade3 a warm or cool color?

#4fade3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 237 degrees, its lightness 71.3% and its chroma 0.118.