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#548bc5 color: Danube

#548bc5 is rgb(84, 139, 197) in RGB and oklch(62.368% 0.10592 251.039) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

62.4%
0.106
251°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 23%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.57:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.88:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #548bc5

#548bc5 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.4% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 251°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.57:1 contrast and black text 5.88:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Danube (#5b89c0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #548bc5 mixed with white

  1. 548bc5
  2. 6597cb
  3. 76a2d1
  4. 87aed8
  5. 98b9dd
  6. a9c5e3
  7. bad0e9
  8. cbdcef
  9. dce8f4
  10. edf3fa

Darker: #548bc5 mixed with black

  1. 548bc5
  2. 4878ab
  3. 3c6692
  4. 315479
  5. 264361
  6. 1b324b
  7. 112335
  8. 081421
  9. 02070e
  10. 000102

Calmer: #548bc5 with less saturation

  1. 548bc5
  2. 5a8bbf
  3. 608bb9
  4. 658bb3
  5. 6b8aad
  6. 708aa7
  7. 758aa1
  8. 79899a
  9. 7e8894
  10. 83888e

Questions about #548bc5

What color is #548bc5?

#548bc5 is soft blue. The closest named color is Danube. In RGB it is rgb(84, 139, 197), in HSL hsl(210.8, 49.34%, 55.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.368% 0.10592 251.039).

What colors go well with #548bc5?

The complementary color of #548bc5 is #af7b37. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2395b4 and #7c7fc6. The triadic partners are #be6b77 and #70944e.

Is white or black text more readable on #548bc5?

White text reads better on #548bc5: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and black gives 5.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #548bc5 a warm or cool color?

#548bc5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 251 degrees, its lightness 62.4% and its chroma 0.106.