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#6aacfa color: Fennel Flower

#6aacfa is rgb(106, 172, 250) in RGB and oklch(73.324% 0.13262 253.593) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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213°
100%

73.3%
0.133
254°
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • blue-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.36:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.89:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #6aacfa

#6aacfa is a bright light blue color. In OKLCH it has 73.3% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.36:1 contrast and black text 8.89:1, 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: #6aacfa mixed with white

  1. 6aacfa
  2. 7ab5fb
  3. 89bdfc
  4. 98c6fd
  5. a7cefe
  6. b5d6ff
  7. c4dfff
  8. d3e7ff
  9. e1efff
  10. f0f7ff

Darker: #6aacfa mixed with black

  1. 6aacfa
  2. 5b95d9
  3. 4d7fba
  4. 3f699b
  5. 31547d
  6. 244061
  7. 182d46
  8. 0d1b2d
  9. 040b15
  10. 000103

Calmer: #6aacfa with less saturation

  1. 6aacfa
  2. 71acf2
  3. 78acea
  4. 7face2
  5. 86acda
  6. 8cacd2
  7. 92abca
  8. 98abc2
  9. 9daaba
  10. a3a9b1

Questions about #6aacfa

What color is #6aacfa?

#6aacfa is bright light blue. The closest named color is Fennel Flower. In RGB it is rgb(106, 172, 250), in HSL hsl(212.5, 93.51%, 69.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.324% 0.13262 253.593).

What colors go well with #6aacfa?

The complementary color of #6aacfa is #da9a3b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1dbae6 and #9e9cf9. The triadic partners are #f08390 and #86bb61.

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

Black text reads better on #6aacfa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and black gives 8.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6aacfa a warm or cool color?

#6aacfa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 73.3% and its chroma 0.133.