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#8faafe color: Widowmaker

#8faafe is rgb(143, 170, 254) in RGB and oklch(75.152% 0.12524 269.658) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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225°
100%

75.2%
0.125
270°
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 0%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.25:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.35:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #8faafe

#8faafe is a bright light blue color. In OKLCH it has 75.2% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 270°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.25:1 contrast and black text 9.35:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Widowmaker (#99aaff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light blue colors

Lighter: #8faafe mixed with white

  1. 8faafe
  2. 9ab3ff
  3. a4bbff
  4. afc4ff
  5. bacdff
  6. c6d5ff
  7. d1ddff
  8. dce6ff
  9. e8eeff
  10. f3f7ff

Darker: #8faafe mixed with black

  1. 8faafe
  2. 7c93dd
  3. 697dbd
  4. 57689e
  5. 455380
  6. 343f63
  7. 242d47
  8. 151b2d
  9. 070b16
  10. 010103

Calmer: #8faafe with less saturation

  1. 8faafe
  2. 92abf6
  3. 95acef
  4. 98ace7
  5. 9baddf
  6. 9eadd7
  7. a2aecf
  8. a5aec7
  9. a8aebf
  10. abaeb7

Questions about #8faafe

What color is #8faafe?

#8faafe is bright light blue. The closest named color is Widowmaker. In RGB it is rgb(143, 170, 254), in HSL hsl(225.41, 98.23%, 77.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.152% 0.12524 269.658).

What colors go well with #8faafe?

The complementary color of #8faafe is #ceaa45. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5ab8f5 and #ba9cf2. The triadic partners are #f38f7f and #70c583.

Is white or black text more readable on #8faafe?

Black text reads better on #8faafe: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and black gives 9.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8faafe a warm or cool color?

#8faafe is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 270 degrees, its lightness 75.2% and its chroma 0.125.