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#5299ce color: Canadian Tuxedo

#5299ce is rgb(82, 153, 206) in RGB and oklch(65.897% 0.10685 242.958) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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206°
100%

65.9%
0.107
243°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.09:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.81:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #5299ce

#5299ce is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 65.9% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 243°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.09:1 contrast and black text 6.81:1, 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: #5299ce mixed with white

  1. 5299ce
  2. 65a3d3
  3. 76add9
  4. 88b8de
  5. 99c2e3
  6. aacce8
  7. bbd6ed
  8. cce0f1
  9. ddebf6
  10. eef5fb

Darker: #5299ce mixed with black

  1. 5299ce
  2. 4684b3
  3. 3b7098
  4. 2f5d7f
  5. 254a66
  6. 1a384e
  7. 112738
  8. 081723
  9. 02080f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5299ce with less saturation

  1. 5299ce
  2. 5a99c8
  3. 6298c2
  4. 6998bc
  5. 6f97b6
  6. 7696b0
  7. 7c95aa
  8. 8295a4
  9. 87949e
  10. 8c9398

Questions about #5299ce

What color is #5299ce?

#5299ce is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo. In RGB it is rgb(82, 153, 206), in HSL hsl(205.65, 55.86%, 56.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.897% 0.10685 242.958).

What colors go well with #5299ce?

The complementary color of #5299ce is #c08348. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #26a3b9 and #7c8dd3. The triadic partners are #c8758b and #869d4f.

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

Black text reads better on #5299ce: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and black gives 6.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5299ce a warm or cool color?

#5299ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 243 degrees, its lightness 65.9% and its chroma 0.107.