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#5296cf color: Blue Tourmaline

#5296cf is rgb(82, 150, 207) in RGB and oklch(65.263% 0.11013 245.868) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

65.3%
0.110
246°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.17:1Hard to read
Lc -64
Black text
6.62:1Readable · AA
Lc 45

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About #5296cf

#5296cf is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 65.3% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 246°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.17:1 contrast and black text 6.62:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Tourmaline (#4997d0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #5296cf mixed with white

  1. 5296cf
  2. 64a1d4
  3. 76abd9
  4. 87b6df
  5. 98c0e4
  6. a9cae8
  7. bad5ed
  8. cbdff2
  9. ddeaf6
  10. eef4fb

Darker: #5296cf mixed with black

  1. 5296cf
  2. 4682b4
  3. 3b6e99
  4. 2f5b7f
  5. 254967
  6. 1a374f
  7. 112638
  8. 081623
  9. 020810
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5296cf with less saturation

  1. 5296cf
  2. 5a96c9
  3. 6195c3
  4. 6895bd
  5. 6e94b6
  6. 7494b0
  7. 7a93aa
  8. 8092a3
  9. 85929d
  10. 8b9196

Questions about #5296cf

What color is #5296cf?

#5296cf is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Blue Tourmaline. In RGB it is rgb(82, 150, 207), in HSL hsl(207.36, 56.56%, 56.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.263% 0.11013 245.868).

What colors go well with #5296cf?

The complementary color of #5296cf is #bd8140. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1da0bb and #7e8ad3. The triadic partners are #c87286 and #7f9c4e.

Is white or black text more readable on #5296cf?

Black text reads better on #5296cf: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and black gives 6.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5296cf a warm or cool color?

#5296cf is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 246 degrees, its lightness 65.3% and its chroma 0.11.