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Electric blue vs Pastel very light cyan

#7df9ff · #afeeee

Electric blue#7df9ff
Pastel very light cyan#afeeee

Electric blue and Pastel very light cyan are similar. Pastel very light cyan is 0.6% darker. It is less saturated. The hue differs by 4°.

Difference

CIEDE20007.22similar
Lightness−0.6%
Chroma−0.048
Hue−4°

Below 1 the eye cannot tell them apart, around 2.3 is the smallest visible step.

Codes

Electric blue
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Pastel very light cyan
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One on the other

AaElectric blue / Pastel very light cyan1.04:1 · APCA Lc 0Below WCAG AA for text
AaPastel very light cyan / Electric blue1.04:1 · APCA Lc 0Below WCAG AA for text

In between

Halfway in OKLab: #99f4f7

Questions and answers

What is the difference between Electric blue and Pastel very light cyan?

Electric blue and Pastel very light cyan are similar. Pastel very light cyan is 0.6% darker. It is less saturated. The hue differs by 4°. Their CIEDE2000 color difference is 7.22.

Is Pastel very light cyan lighter than Electric blue?

Pastel very light cyan is 0.6% darker. In OKLCH, Electric blue has a lightness of 91.3% and Pastel very light cyan 90.7%.

Can I put Electric blue text on Pastel very light cyan?

The contrast ratio between them is 1.04:1. WCAG AA needs 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text, so avoid it for text and use it for decoration only.

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