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#5199cc color: Canadian Tuxedo

#5199cc is rgb(81, 153, 204) in RGB and oklch(65.76% 0.10515 241.631) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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205°
100%

65.8%
0.105
242°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.10:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.78:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #5199cc

#5199cc is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 65.8% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 242°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.1:1 contrast and black text 6.78:1, 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: #5199cc mixed with white

  1. 5199cc
  2. 64a3d2
  3. 76add7
  4. 87b8dc
  5. 98c2e1
  6. aacce7
  7. bbd6ec
  8. cce0f1
  9. ddebf6
  10. eef5fa

Darker: #5199cc mixed with black

  1. 5199cc
  2. 4584b1
  3. 3a7097
  4. 2f5d7e
  5. 244a65
  6. 1a384e
  7. 102737
  8. 071722
  9. 02080f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5199cc with less saturation

  1. 5199cc
  2. 5999c6
  3. 6198c1
  4. 6897bb
  5. 6f97b5
  6. 7596af
  7. 7b95a9
  8. 8194a3
  9. 87939d
  10. 8c9297

Questions about #5199cc

What color is #5199cc?

#5199cc is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo. In RGB it is rgb(81, 153, 204), in HSL hsl(204.88, 54.67%, 55.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.76% 0.10515 241.631).

What colors go well with #5199cc?

The complementary color of #5199cc is #c0824a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #28a2b6 and #7a8dd2. The triadic partners are #c6758d and #879b4f.

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

Black text reads better on #5199cc: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and black gives 6.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5199cc a warm or cool color?

#5199cc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 242 degrees, its lightness 65.8% and its chroma 0.105.