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#5372ae color: Prefect

#5372ae is rgb(83, 114, 174) in RGB and oklch(55.515% 0.10062 262.744) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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220°
100%

55.5%
0.101
263°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.79:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.39:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #5372ae

#5372ae is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 55.5% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 263°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.79:1 contrast and black text 4.39:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Prefect (#5772b0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #5372ae mixed with white

  1. 5372ae
  2. 6380b7
  3. 738dbf
  4. 849bc7
  5. 95a9cf
  6. a6b7d8
  7. b7c5e0
  8. c9d4e8
  9. dbe2ef
  10. edf0f7

Darker: #5372ae mixed with black

  1. 5372ae
  2. 476297
  3. 3b5380
  4. 30446a
  5. 253655
  6. 1b2841
  7. 111b2e
  8. 080e1c
  9. 02040b
  10. 000101

Calmer: #5372ae with less saturation

  1. 5372ae
  2. 5672a8
  3. 5a73a3
  4. 5d739d
  5. 607397
  6. 637391
  7. 67738b
  8. 6a7385
  9. 6d737f
  10. 707379

Questions about #5372ae

What color is #5372ae?

#5372ae is soft blue. The closest named color is Prefect. In RGB it is rgb(83, 114, 174), in HSL hsl(219.56, 35.97%, 50.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.515% 0.10062 262.744).

What colors go well with #5372ae?

The complementary color of #5372ae is #906d21. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #257ca4 and #7567a9. The triadic partners are #a65a57 and #4e824a.

Is white or black text more readable on #5372ae?

White text reads better on #5372ae: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and black gives 4.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5372ae a warm or cool color?

#5372ae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 263 degrees, its lightness 55.5% and its chroma 0.101.