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#69aedb color: Milky Waves

#69aedb is rgb(105, 174, 219) in RGB and oklch(72.268% 0.09598 238.631) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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204°
100%

72.3%
0.096
239°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.42:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.68:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #69aedb

#69aedb is a soft light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 72.3% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 239°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.42:1 contrast and black text 8.68:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Milky Waves (#6bb3db). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #69aedb mixed with white

  1. 69aedb
  2. 79b6df
  3. 88bee3
  4. 98c6e7
  5. a7cfea
  6. b5d7ee
  7. c4dff1
  8. d3e7f5
  9. e2eff8
  10. f0f7fc

Darker: #69aedb mixed with black

  1. 69aedb
  2. 5a97be
  3. 4c80a2
  4. 3e6a87
  5. 31556d
  6. 244154
  7. 182e3c
  8. 0c1c26
  9. 040b11
  10. 000102

Calmer: #69aedb with less saturation

  1. 69aedb
  2. 70add6
  3. 77add1
  4. 7eaccb
  5. 84abc6
  6. 8aaac1
  7. 90a9bb
  8. 96a8b6
  9. 9ba7b0
  10. a0a6ab

Questions about #69aedb

What color is #69aedb?

#69aedb is soft light sky blue. The closest named color is Milky Waves. In RGB it is rgb(105, 174, 219), in HSL hsl(203.68, 61.29%, 63.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.268% 0.09598 238.631).

What colors go well with #69aedb?

The complementary color of #69aedb is #d39667. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #50b6c5 and #8ca3e2. The triadic partners are #d78ca4 and #9fae67.

Is white or black text more readable on #69aedb?

Black text reads better on #69aedb: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and black gives 8.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #69aedb a warm or cool color?

#69aedb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 239 degrees, its lightness 72.3% and its chroma 0.096.