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#6aabfd color: Fennel Flower

#6aabfd is rgb(106, 171, 253) in RGB and oklch(73.262% 0.13729 254.967) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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213°
100%

73.3%
0.137
255°
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • blue-400
  • Black 1%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.37:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.86:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #6aabfd

#6aabfd is a bright light blue color. In OKLCH it has 73.3% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 255°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.37:1 contrast and black text 8.86:1, 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: #6aabfd mixed with white

  1. 6aabfd
  2. 79b4fe
  3. 89bcff
  4. 98c5ff
  5. a6ceff
  6. b5d6ff
  7. c4deff
  8. d3e7ff
  9. e1efff
  10. f0f7ff

Darker: #6aabfd mixed with black

  1. 6aabfd
  2. 5b94dc
  3. 4d7ebc
  4. 3f689d
  5. 31547f
  6. 244062
  7. 182d47
  8. 0d1b2d
  9. 040b16
  10. 000103

Calmer: #6aabfd with less saturation

  1. 6aabfd
  2. 71abf5
  3. 78abed
  4. 7fabe4
  5. 85abdc
  6. 8cabd4
  7. 92abcb
  8. 98aac3
  9. 9daaba
  10. a3a9b1

Questions about #6aabfd

What color is #6aabfd?

#6aabfd is bright light blue. The closest named color is Fennel Flower. In RGB it is rgb(106, 171, 253), in HSL hsl(213.47, 97.35%, 70.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.262% 0.13729 254.967).

What colors go well with #6aabfd?

The complementary color of #6aabfd is #da9a32. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0cb9e9 and #a09bfb. The triadic partners are #f2828d and #82bb60.

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

Black text reads better on #6aabfd: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and black gives 8.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6aabfd a warm or cool color?

#6aabfd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 73.3% and its chroma 0.137.