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#6aabfe color: Fennel Flower

#6aabfe is rgb(106, 171, 254) in RGB and oklch(73.313% 0.13854 255.218) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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214°
100%

73.3%
0.139
255°
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • blue-400
  • Black 0%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.37:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #6aabfe

#6aabfe is a bright light blue color. In OKLCH it has 73.3% lightness, 0.139 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 8.87:1, 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: #6aabfe mixed with white

  1. 6aabfe
  2. 79b4ff
  3. 89bcff
  4. 98c5ff
  5. a6ceff
  6. b5d6ff
  7. c4deff
  8. d3e7ff
  9. e1efff
  10. f0f7ff

Darker: #6aabfe mixed with black

  1. 6aabfe
  2. 5b94dd
  3. 4d7ebd
  4. 3f689e
  5. 315480
  6. 244063
  7. 182d47
  8. 0d1b2d
  9. 040b16
  10. 000103

Calmer: #6aabfe with less saturation

  1. 6aabfe
  2. 71abf6
  3. 78abed
  4. 7fabe5
  5. 85abdd
  6. 8cabd4
  7. 92abcc
  8. 98aac3
  9. 9daaba
  10. a3a9b1

Questions about #6aabfe

What color is #6aabfe?

#6aabfe is bright light blue. The closest named color is Fennel Flower. In RGB it is rgb(106, 171, 254), in HSL hsl(213.65, 98.67%, 70.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.313% 0.13854 255.218).

What colors go well with #6aabfe?

The complementary color of #6aabfe is #db9b30. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #05baea and #a19bfc. The triadic partners are #f3818c and #81bc5f.

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

Black text reads better on #6aabfe: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and black gives 8.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6aabfe a warm or cool color?

#6aabfe is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 73.3% and its chroma 0.139.