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#5393cd color: Delphinium Corsage

#5393cd is rgb(83, 147, 205) in RGB and oklch(64.529% 0.10959 247.672) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

64.5%
0.110
248°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.27:1Hard to read
Lc -65
Black text
6.42:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #5393cd

#5393cd is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 64.5% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 248°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.27:1 contrast and black text 6.42:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Delphinium Corsage (#4f92cd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #5393cd mixed with white

  1. 5393cd
  2. 659ed2
  3. 76a9d8
  4. 88b3dd
  5. 98bee2
  6. a9c9e7
  7. bad4ec
  8. cbdef1
  9. dde9f6
  10. eef4fa

Darker: #5393cd mixed with black

  1. 5393cd
  2. 477fb2
  3. 3b6c98
  4. 30597e
  5. 254766
  6. 1b364e
  7. 112538
  8. 081623
  9. 02080f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5393cd with less saturation

  1. 5393cd
  2. 5a93c7
  3. 6193c1
  4. 6892ba
  5. 6e92b4
  6. 7391ae
  7. 7991a8
  8. 7e90a1
  9. 848f9b
  10. 898e94

Questions about #5393cd

What color is #5393cd?

#5393cd is soft blue. The closest named color is Delphinium Corsage. In RGB it is rgb(83, 147, 205), in HSL hsl(208.52, 54.95%, 56.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.529% 0.10959 247.672).

What colors go well with #5393cd?

The complementary color of #5393cd is #ba803d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1e9dba and #7e87d0. The triadic partners are #c67081 and #7b9a4e.

Is white or black text more readable on #5393cd?

Black text reads better on #5393cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and black gives 6.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5393cd a warm or cool color?

#5393cd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 248 degrees, its lightness 64.5% and its chroma 0.11.