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#5491ce color: Delphinium Corsage

#5491ce is rgb(84, 145, 206) in RGB and oklch(64.174% 0.11197 249.959) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

64.2%
0.112
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.32:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.32:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #5491ce

#5491ce is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 64.2% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.32:1 contrast and black text 6.32:1, so white 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: #5491ce mixed with white

  1. 5491ce
  2. 669cd3
  3. 77a7d9
  4. 88b2de
  5. 99bde3
  6. aac8e8
  7. bad3ed
  8. cbdef2
  9. dde9f6
  10. eef4fb

Darker: #5491ce mixed with black

  1. 5491ce
  2. 487db3
  3. 3c6a98
  4. 31587f
  5. 264666
  6. 1b354e
  7. 112538
  8. 081523
  9. 02070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5491ce with less saturation

  1. 5491ce
  2. 5b91c8
  3. 6191c1
  4. 6891bb
  5. 6d90b4
  6. 7390ae
  7. 788fa7
  8. 7e8fa1
  9. 838e9a
  10. 888d93

Questions about #5491ce

What color is #5491ce?

#5491ce is soft blue. The closest named color is Delphinium Corsage. In RGB it is rgb(84, 145, 206), in HSL hsl(210, 55.45%, 56.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.174% 0.11197 249.959).

What colors go well with #5491ce?

The complementary color of #5491ce is #b88037. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #199cbb and #8084cf. The triadic partners are #c66e7d and #769a4e.

Is white or black text more readable on #5491ce?

White text reads better on #5491ce: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and black gives 6.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5491ce a warm or cool color?

#5491ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 64.2% and its chroma 0.112.