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#5398cd color: Canadian Tuxedo

#5398cd is rgb(83, 152, 205) in RGB and oklch(65.664% 0.10589 243.604) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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206°
100%

65.7%
0.106
244°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.12:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #5398cd

#5398cd is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 65.7% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 244°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.12:1 contrast and black text 6.74:1, 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: #5398cd mixed with white

  1. 5398cd
  2. 65a2d2
  3. 77add8
  4. 88b7dd
  5. 99c1e2
  6. aacbe7
  7. bbd6ec
  8. cce0f1
  9. ddeaf6
  10. eef5fa

Darker: #5398cd mixed with black

  1. 5398cd
  2. 4784b2
  3. 3b7098
  4. 305c7e
  5. 254a66
  6. 1b384e
  7. 112738
  8. 081723
  9. 02080f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5398cd with less saturation

  1. 5398cd
  2. 5b98c7
  3. 6297c1
  4. 6997bb
  5. 7096b6
  6. 7695b0
  7. 7c95aa
  8. 8194a4
  9. 87939d
  10. 8c9297

Questions about #5398cd

What color is #5398cd?

#5398cd is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo. In RGB it is rgb(83, 152, 205), in HSL hsl(206.07, 54.95%, 56.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.664% 0.10589 243.604).

What colors go well with #5398cd?

The complementary color of #5398cd is #be8247. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #28a1b8 and #7d8cd2. The triadic partners are #c7758a and #849c50.

Is white or black text more readable on #5398cd?

Black text reads better on #5398cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and black gives 6.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5398cd a warm or cool color?

#5398cd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 244 degrees, its lightness 65.7% and its chroma 0.106.