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#5396cf color: Blue Tourmaline

#5396cf is rgb(83, 150, 207) in RGB and oklch(65.307% 0.10964 246.184) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
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
6.63:1Readable · AA
Lc 45

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About #5396cf

#5396cf 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 6.63:1, 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: #5396cf mixed with white

  1. 5396cf
  2. 65a1d4
  3. 77abd9
  4. 88b6df
  5. 99c0e4
  6. aacae8
  7. bbd5ed
  8. ccdff2
  9. ddeaf6
  10. eef4fb

Darker: #5396cf mixed with black

  1. 5396cf
  2. 4782b4
  3. 3b6e99
  4. 305b7f
  5. 254967
  6. 1b374f
  7. 112638
  8. 081623
  9. 020810
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5396cf with less saturation

  1. 5396cf
  2. 5b96c9
  3. 6295c3
  4. 6995bd
  5. 6f94b6
  6. 7594b0
  7. 7b93aa
  8. 8093a3
  9. 86929d
  10. 8b9197

Questions about #5396cf

What color is #5396cf?

#5396cf is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Blue Tourmaline. In RGB it is rgb(83, 150, 207), in HSL hsl(207.58, 56.36%, 56.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.307% 0.10964 246.184).

What colors go well with #5396cf?

The complementary color of #5396cf is #bd8240. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #20a0bb and #7e8ad3. The triadic partners are #c87286 and #7f9c4f.

Is white or black text more readable on #5396cf?

Black text reads better on #5396cf: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and black gives 6.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5396cf a warm or cool color?

#5396cf is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 246 degrees, its lightness 65.3% and its chroma 0.11.