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#70a9fa color: Fennel Flower

#70a9fa is rgb(112, 169, 250) in RGB and oklch(72.976% 0.13285 257.256) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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215°
100%

73%
0.133
257°
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • blue-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.40:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #70a9fa

#70a9fa is a bright light blue color. In OKLCH it has 73% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 257°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.4:1 contrast and black text 8.74:1, 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: #70a9fa mixed with white

  1. 70a9fa
  2. 7eb2fb
  3. 8dbbfc
  4. 9bc4fd
  5. a9ccfe
  6. b7d5ff
  7. c6ddff
  8. d4e6ff
  9. e2eeff
  10. f1f7ff

Darker: #70a9fa mixed with black

  1. 70a9fa
  2. 6092d9
  3. 517cba
  4. 43679b
  5. 35537d
  6. 273f61
  7. 1a2c46
  8. 0e1b2d
  9. 040a15
  10. 010103

Calmer: #70a9fa with less saturation

  1. 70a9fa
  2. 76a9f2
  3. 7caaea
  4. 82aae2
  5. 88aada
  6. 8daad2
  7. 93a9c9
  8. 98a9c1
  9. 9da9b9
  10. a2a8b0

Questions about #70a9fa

What color is #70a9fa?

#70a9fa is bright light blue. The closest named color is Fennel Flower. In RGB it is rgb(112, 169, 250), in HSL hsl(215.22, 93.24%, 70.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.976% 0.13285 257.256).

What colors go well with #70a9fa?

The complementary color of #70a9fa is #d69b36. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #28b7e8 and #a399f6. The triadic partners are #ef8389 and #7ebb65.

Is white or black text more readable on #70a9fa?

Black text reads better on #70a9fa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and black gives 8.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #70a9fa a warm or cool color?

#70a9fa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 257 degrees, its lightness 73% and its chroma 0.133.