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#70a6fa color: Fennel Flower

#70a6fa is rgb(112, 166, 250) in RGB and oklch(72.343% 0.13583 258.942) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

72.3%
0.136
259°
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • blue-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.46:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.52:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #70a6fa

#70a6fa is a bright light blue color. In OKLCH it has 72.3% lightness, 0.136 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 8.52:1, 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: #70a6fa mixed with white

  1. 70a6fa
  2. 7eaffb
  3. 8db8fc
  4. 9bc1fd
  5. a9cafe
  6. b7d3ff
  7. c5dcff
  8. d4e5ff
  9. e2eeff
  10. f0f6ff

Darker: #70a6fa mixed with black

  1. 70a6fa
  2. 6090d9
  3. 517aba
  4. 43659b
  5. 35517d
  6. 273e61
  7. 1a2b46
  8. 0e1a2d
  9. 040a15
  10. 010103

Calmer: #70a6fa with less saturation

  1. 70a6fa
  2. 76a6f2
  3. 7ca7ea
  4. 81a7e1
  5. 87a7d9
  6. 8ca7d1
  7. 91a7c8
  8. 97a7c0
  9. 9ca6b7
  10. a1a6ae

Questions about #70a6fa

What color is #70a6fa?

#70a6fa is bright light blue. The closest named color is Fennel Flower. In RGB it is rgb(112, 166, 250), in HSL hsl(216.52, 93.24%, 70.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.343% 0.13583 258.942).

What colors go well with #70a6fa?

The complementary color of #70a6fa is #d39a2d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #22b5e9 and #a396f5. The triadic partners are #ef8084 and #78ba64.

Is white or black text more readable on #70a6fa?

Black text reads better on #70a6fa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and black gives 8.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #70a6fa a warm or cool color?

#70a6fa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 259 degrees, its lightness 72.3% and its chroma 0.136.