Close to Deep Sky Blue
#41AFFE
#41AFFE is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Deep Sky Blue. In RGB it’s made of 25.5% red, 68.6% green, and 99.6% blue. Its hue is 205°, with 99% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #41AFFE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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8.79:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.39:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.79:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #41AFFE as they’d see it.
#41AFFE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #41AFFE
What color is #41AFFE?
#41AFFE is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Deep Sky Blue. In RGB it’s made of 25.5% red, 68.6% green, and 99.6% blue. Its hue is 205°, with 99% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #41AFFE in RGB?
#41AFFE is rgb(65, 175, 254): 65 red, 175 green, and 254 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #41AFFE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(74, 31, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #41AFFE?
PANTONE 7457 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #41AFFE?
Its complement #E6955E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.