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#5198cb color: Canadian Tuxedo

#5198cb is rgb(81, 152, 203) in RGB and oklch(65.483% 0.10469 241.964) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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205°
100%

65.5%
0.105
242°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.13:1Hard to read
Lc -64
Black text
6.70:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #5198cb

#5198cb is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 65.5% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 242°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.13:1 contrast and black text 6.7:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo (#579aca). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #5198cb mixed with white

  1. 5198cb
  2. 64a2d1
  3. 76add6
  4. 87b7dc
  5. 98c1e1
  6. a9cbe6
  7. bad6eb
  8. cce0f0
  9. ddeaf5
  10. eef5fa

Darker: #5198cb mixed with black

  1. 5198cb
  2. 4584b0
  3. 3a7096
  4. 2f5c7d
  5. 244a65
  6. 1a384d
  7. 102737
  8. 071722
  9. 02080f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5198cb with less saturation

  1. 5198cb
  2. 5998c5
  3. 6197c0
  4. 6896ba
  5. 6e96b4
  6. 7595ae
  7. 7b94a8
  8. 8093a3
  9. 86939d
  10. 8b9297

Questions about #5198cb

What color is #5198cb?

#5198cb is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo. In RGB it is rgb(81, 152, 203), in HSL hsl(205.08, 53.98%, 55.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.483% 0.10469 241.964).

What colors go well with #5198cb?

The complementary color of #5198cb is #be8149. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #28a1b6 and #7a8cd1. The triadic partners are #c5748c and #869b4f.

Is white or black text more readable on #5198cb?

Black text reads better on #5198cb: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and black gives 6.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5198cb a warm or cool color?

#5198cb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 242 degrees, its lightness 65.5% and its chroma 0.105.