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#4fafe1 color: Summer Sky

#4fafe1 is rgb(79, 175, 225) in RGB and oklch(71.704% 0.11556 234.379) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

71.7%
0.116
234°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.46:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.55:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #4fafe1

#4fafe1 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 71.7% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 234°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.46:1 contrast and black text 8.55:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Summer Sky (#38b0de). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #4fafe1 mixed with white

  1. 4fafe1
  2. 64b7e4
  3. 78bfe8
  4. 8ac7eb
  5. 9bd0ee
  6. acd8f1
  7. bddff4
  8. cee7f7
  9. deeffa
  10. eff7fc

Darker: #4fafe1 mixed with black

  1. 4fafe1
  2. 4498c4
  3. 3881a7
  4. 2e6b8b
  5. 235670
  6. 194156
  7. 102e3e
  8. 071c27
  9. 020b12
  10. 000102

Calmer: #4fafe1 with less saturation

  1. 4fafe1
  2. 5baedb
  3. 66add5
  4. 6faccf
  5. 78abc9
  6. 80aac3
  7. 88a9bd
  8. 8fa8b6
  9. 96a6b0
  10. 9da5aa

Questions about #4fafe1

What color is #4fafe1?

#4fafe1 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Summer Sky. In RGB it is rgb(79, 175, 225), in HSL hsl(200.55, 70.87%, 59.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.704% 0.11556 234.379).

What colors go well with #4fafe1?

The complementary color of #4fafe1 is #db8f5a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #26b8c5 and #7fa2ec. The triadic partners are #dc84a8 and #a2ac52.

Is white or black text more readable on #4fafe1?

Black text reads better on #4fafe1: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and black gives 8.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4fafe1 a warm or cool color?

#4fafe1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 234 degrees, its lightness 71.7% and its chroma 0.116.