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#4faef1 color: Cerulean

#4faef1 is rgb(79, 174, 241) in RGB and oklch(72.233% 0.13241 242.505) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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205°
100%

72.2%
0.132
243°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-400
  • Black 5%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.43:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.66:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #4faef1

#4faef1 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 72.2% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 243°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.43:1 contrast and black text 8.66:1, so black text reads better.

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

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #4faef1 mixed with white

  1. 4faef1
  2. 64b6f3
  3. 77bff5
  4. 89c7f7
  5. 9bcff8
  6. acd7fa
  7. bddffb
  8. cde7fc
  9. deeffd
  10. eff7fe

Darker: #4faef1 mixed with black

  1. 4faef1
  2. 4497d2
  3. 3880b3
  4. 2e6a95
  5. 235579
  6. 19415d
  7. 102e43
  8. 071c2b
  9. 020b14
  10. 000103

Calmer: #4faef1 with less saturation

  1. 4faef1
  2. 5baeea
  3. 66ade2
  4. 70acdb
  5. 79acd3
  6. 81abcc
  7. 89aac4
  8. 90a9bd
  9. 98a8b5
  10. 9ea6ad

Questions about #4faef1

What color is #4faef1?

#4faef1 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Cerulean. In RGB it is rgb(79, 174, 241), in HSL hsl(204.81, 85.26%, 62.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.233% 0.13241 242.505).

What colors go well with #4faef1?

The complementary color of #4faef1 is #df9143. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00bad6 and #899ff8. The triadic partners are #e9809e and #97b24d.

Is white or black text more readable on #4faef1?

Black text reads better on #4faef1: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and black gives 8.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4faef1 a warm or cool color?

#4faef1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 243 degrees, its lightness 72.2% and its chroma 0.132.