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#5166b6 color: Evening Lagoon

#5166b6 is rgb(81, 102, 182) in RGB and oklch(53.271% 0.12771 270.505) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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228°
100%

53.3%
0.128
271°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.35:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.93:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #5166b6

#5166b6 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 53.3% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 271°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.35:1 contrast and black text 3.93:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Evening Lagoon (#5868ae). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #5166b6 mixed with white

  1. 5166b6
  2. 6075be
  3. 7184c6
  4. 8193ce
  5. 92a2d5
  6. a3b2dd
  7. b5c1e4
  8. c7d0eb
  9. d9e0f2
  10. eceff8

Darker: #5166b6 mixed with black

  1. 5166b6
  2. 45589e
  3. 3a4a86
  4. 2f3c6f
  5. 242f59
  6. 1a2344
  7. 101730
  8. 070c1d
  9. 02040c
  10. 000002

Calmer: #5166b6 with less saturation

  1. 5166b6
  2. 5467af
  3. 5668a8
  4. 5969a1
  5. 5c6a99
  6. 5e6b92
  7. 616b8b
  8. 646c83
  9. 676c7c
  10. 6a6c74

Questions about #5166b6

What color is #5166b6?

#5166b6 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Evening Lagoon. In RGB it is rgb(81, 102, 182), in HSL hsl(227.52, 40.89%, 51.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.271% 0.12771 270.505).

What colors go well with #5166b6?

The complementary color of #5166b6 is #896800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0074af and #7959aa. The triadic partners are #aa4b3d and #238143.

Is white or black text more readable on #5166b6?

White text reads better on #5166b6: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and black gives 3.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5166b6 a warm or cool color?

#5166b6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 271 degrees, its lightness 53.3% and its chroma 0.128.