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#5492cd color: Delphinium Corsage

#5492cd is rgb(84, 146, 205) in RGB and oklch(64.348% 0.10991 248.79) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

64.3%
0.110
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.30:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.37:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #5492cd

#5492cd is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 64.3% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.3:1 contrast and black text 6.37:1, 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: #5492cd mixed with white

  1. 5492cd
  2. 669dd3
  3. 77a8d8
  4. 88b3dd
  5. 99bee2
  6. aac8e7
  7. bbd3ec
  8. ccdef1
  9. dde9f6
  10. eef4fb

Darker: #5492cd mixed with black

  1. 5492cd
  2. 487eb2
  3. 3c6b98
  4. 31587e
  5. 264666
  6. 1b354e
  7. 112538
  8. 081623
  9. 02080f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5492cd with less saturation

  1. 5492cd
  2. 5b92c7
  3. 6292c1
  4. 6891ba
  5. 6e91b4
  6. 7390ae
  7. 7990a7
  8. 7e8fa1
  9. 838f9a
  10. 888e94

Questions about #5492cd

What color is #5492cd?

#5492cd is soft blue. The closest named color is Delphinium Corsage. In RGB it is rgb(84, 146, 205), in HSL hsl(209.26, 54.75%, 56.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.348% 0.10991 248.79).

What colors go well with #5492cd?

The complementary color of #5492cd is #b8803b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1e9cba and #7f86cf. The triadic partners are #c66f7f and #799a4f.

Is white or black text more readable on #5492cd?

White text reads better on #5492cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and black gives 6.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5492cd a warm or cool color?

#5492cd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 64.3% and its chroma 0.11.