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#5199cb color: Canadian Tuxedo

#5199cb is rgb(81, 153, 203) in RGB and oklch(65.712% 0.10406 241.099) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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205°
100%

65.7%
0.104
241°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.10:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.77:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #5199cb

#5199cb is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 65.7% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 241°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.1:1 contrast and black text 6.77:1, 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: #5199cb mixed with white

  1. 5199cb
  2. 64a3d1
  3. 76add6
  4. 87b8dc
  5. 98c2e1
  6. aacce6
  7. bbd6eb
  8. cce0f0
  9. ddebf5
  10. eef5fa

Darker: #5199cb mixed with black

  1. 5199cb
  2. 4584b0
  3. 3a7096
  4. 2f5d7d
  5. 244a65
  6. 1a384d
  7. 102737
  8. 071722
  9. 02080f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5199cb with less saturation

  1. 5199cb
  2. 5999c5
  3. 6198c0
  4. 6897ba
  5. 6f97b4
  6. 7596af
  7. 7b95a9
  8. 8194a3
  9. 87939d
  10. 8c9297

Questions about #5199cb

What color is #5199cb?

#5199cb is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo. In RGB it is rgb(81, 153, 203), in HSL hsl(204.59, 53.98%, 55.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.712% 0.10406 241.099).

What colors go well with #5199cb?

The complementary color of #5199cb is #bf824b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2aa2b5 and #7a8dd1. The triadic partners are #c5758d and #889b4f.

Is white or black text more readable on #5199cb?

Black text reads better on #5199cb: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and black gives 6.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5199cb a warm or cool color?

#5199cb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 241 degrees, its lightness 65.7% and its chroma 0.104.