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#5397cb color: Canadian Tuxedo

#5397cb is rgb(83, 151, 203) in RGB and oklch(65.34% 0.10431 243.446) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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206°
100%

65.3%
0.104
243°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.15:1Hard to read
Lc -64
Black text
6.66:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #5397cb

#5397cb is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 65.3% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 243°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.15:1 contrast and black text 6.66:1, 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: #5397cb mixed with white

  1. 5397cb
  2. 65a1d1
  3. 77acd6
  4. 88b6dc
  5. 99c0e1
  6. aacbe6
  7. bbd5eb
  8. cce0f0
  9. ddeaf5
  10. eef5fa

Darker: #5397cb mixed with black

  1. 5397cb
  2. 4783b0
  3. 3b6f96
  4. 305c7d
  5. 254965
  6. 1b374d
  7. 112637
  8. 081722
  9. 02080f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5397cb with less saturation

  1. 5397cb
  2. 5b97c5
  3. 6296c0
  4. 6996ba
  5. 6f95b4
  6. 7594ae
  7. 7b94a8
  8. 8093a2
  9. 86929c
  10. 8b9196

Questions about #5397cb

What color is #5397cb?

#5397cb is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo. In RGB it is rgb(83, 151, 203), in HSL hsl(206, 53.57%, 56.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.34% 0.10431 243.446).

What colors go well with #5397cb?

The complementary color of #5397cb is #bd8248. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2aa0b6 and #7c8bd0. The triadic partners are #c57489 and #849b50.

Is white or black text more readable on #5397cb?

Black text reads better on #5397cb: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and black gives 6.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5397cb a warm or cool color?

#5397cb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 243 degrees, its lightness 65.3% and its chroma 0.104.