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#4faee2 color: Thalassophile

#4faee2 is rgb(79, 174, 226) in RGB and oklch(71.521% 0.11698 235.685) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

71.5%
0.117
236°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.47:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.49:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #4faee2

#4faee2 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 71.5% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 236°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.47:1 contrast and black text 8.49:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Thalassophile (#44aadd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #4faee2 mixed with white

  1. 4faee2
  2. 64b6e5
  3. 77bfe9
  4. 89c7ec
  5. 9bcfef
  6. acd7f2
  7. bddff5
  8. cde7f7
  9. deeffa
  10. eff7fd

Darker: #4faee2 mixed with black

  1. 4faee2
  2. 4497c4
  3. 3880a8
  4. 2e6a8c
  5. 235571
  6. 194157
  7. 102e3e
  8. 071c27
  9. 020b12
  10. 000103

Calmer: #4faee2 with less saturation

  1. 4faee2
  2. 5baddc
  3. 65acd6
  4. 6facd0
  5. 78abc9
  6. 80a9c3
  7. 88a8bd
  8. 8fa7b6
  9. 96a6b0
  10. 9ca4a9

Questions about #4faee2

What color is #4faee2?

#4faee2 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Thalassophile. In RGB it is rgb(79, 174, 226), in HSL hsl(201.22, 71.71%, 59.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.521% 0.11698 235.685).

What colors go well with #4faee2?

The complementary color of #4faee2 is #db8f57. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #20b7c7 and #80a1ed. The triadic partners are #dd83a6 and #a0ac51.

Is white or black text more readable on #4faee2?

Black text reads better on #4faee2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and black gives 8.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4faee2 a warm or cool color?

#4faee2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 236 degrees, its lightness 71.5% and its chroma 0.117.