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#6aaafa color: Fennel Flower

#6aaafa is rgb(106, 170, 250) in RGB and oklch(72.897% 0.13446 254.761) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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213°
100%

72.9%
0.134
255°
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • blue-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.40:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #6aaafa

#6aaafa is a bright light blue color. In OKLCH it has 72.9% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 255°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.4:1 contrast and black text 8.74:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Fennel Flower (#77aaff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-400.

More light blue colors

Lighter: #6aaafa mixed with white

  1. 6aaafa
  2. 79b3fb
  3. 89bcfc
  4. 98c4fd
  5. a6cdfe
  6. b5d5ff
  7. c4deff
  8. d3e6ff
  9. e1eeff
  10. f0f7ff

Darker: #6aaafa mixed with black

  1. 6aaafa
  2. 5b93d9
  3. 4d7dba
  4. 3f689b
  5. 31537d
  6. 243f61
  7. 182d46
  8. 0d1b2d
  9. 040b15
  10. 000103

Calmer: #6aaafa with less saturation

  1. 6aaafa
  2. 71aaf2
  3. 78aaea
  4. 7faae2
  5. 85aada
  6. 8baad2
  7. 91aac9
  8. 97a9c1
  9. 9ca9b8
  10. a2a8b0

Questions about #6aaafa

What color is #6aaafa?

#6aaafa is bright light blue. The closest named color is Fennel Flower. In RGB it is rgb(106, 170, 250), in HSL hsl(213.33, 93.51%, 69.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.897% 0.13446 254.761).

What colors go well with #6aaafa?

The complementary color of #6aaafa is #d89a35. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #17b8e6 and #9f9af8. The triadic partners are #ef828c and #82ba60.

Is white or black text more readable on #6aaafa?

Black text reads better on #6aaafa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and black gives 8.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6aaafa a warm or cool color?

#6aaafa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 72.9% and its chroma 0.134.