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#6fa6fd color: Fennel Flower

#6fa6fd is rgb(111, 166, 253) in RGB and oklch(72.448% 0.14013 259.236) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

72.4%
0.140
259°
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • blue-400
  • Black 1%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.46:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.55:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #6fa6fd

#6fa6fd is a bright light blue color. In OKLCH it has 72.4% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 259°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.46:1 contrast and black text 8.55:1, 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: #6fa6fd mixed with white

  1. 6fa6fd
  2. 7daffe
  3. 8cb8ff
  4. 9ac2ff
  5. a8cbff
  6. b7d3ff
  7. c5dcff
  8. d3e5ff
  9. e2eeff
  10. f0f6ff

Darker: #6fa6fd mixed with black

  1. 6fa6fd
  2. 6090dc
  3. 517abc
  4. 42659d
  5. 34517f
  6. 273e62
  7. 1a2b47
  8. 0e1a2d
  9. 040a16
  10. 010103

Calmer: #6fa6fd with less saturation

  1. 6fa6fd
  2. 75a7f5
  3. 7ba7ec
  4. 81a7e4
  5. 86a7db
  6. 8ca7d2
  7. 91a7ca
  8. 97a7c1
  9. 9ca7b8
  10. a1a6af

Questions about #6fa6fd

What color is #6fa6fd?

#6fa6fd is bright light blue. The closest named color is Fennel Flower. In RGB it is rgb(111, 166, 253), in HSL hsl(216.76, 97.26%, 71.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.448% 0.14013 259.236).

What colors go well with #6fa6fd?

The complementary color of #6fa6fd is #d49a25. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #14b5ec and #a496f8. The triadic partners are #f17f82 and #75bb63.

Is white or black text more readable on #6fa6fd?

Black text reads better on #6fa6fd: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and black gives 8.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6fa6fd a warm or cool color?

#6fa6fd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 259 degrees, its lightness 72.4% and its chroma 0.14.