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#5299cc color: Canadian Tuxedo

#5299cc is rgb(82, 153, 204) in RGB and oklch(65.802% 0.10463 241.933) 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
3.09:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.79:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #5299cc

#5299cc 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 3.09:1 contrast and black text 6.79:1, 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: #5299cc mixed with white

  1. 5299cc
  2. 65a3d2
  3. 76add7
  4. 88b8dc
  5. 99c2e1
  6. aacce7
  7. bbd6ec
  8. cce0f1
  9. ddebf6
  10. eef5fa

Darker: #5299cc mixed with black

  1. 5299cc
  2. 4684b1
  3. 3b7097
  4. 2f5d7e
  5. 254a65
  6. 1a384e
  7. 112737
  8. 081722
  9. 02080f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5299cc with less saturation

  1. 5299cc
  2. 5a99c6
  3. 6298c1
  4. 6997bb
  5. 6f97b5
  6. 7696af
  7. 7c95a9
  8. 8194a4
  9. 87939e
  10. 8c9298

Questions about #5299cc

What color is #5299cc?

#5299cc is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo. In RGB it is rgb(82, 153, 204), in HSL hsl(205.08, 54.46%, 56.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.802% 0.10463 241.933).

What colors go well with #5299cc?

The complementary color of #5299cc is #bf824a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2aa2b7 and #7b8dd2. The triadic partners are #c6758d and #879c50.

Is white or black text more readable on #5299cc?

Black text reads better on #5299cc: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and black gives 6.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5299cc a warm or cool color?

#5299cc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 242 degrees, its lightness 65.8% and its chroma 0.105.