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#5493bc color: Blue Paradise

#5493bc is rgb(84, 147, 188) in RGB and oklch(63.764% 0.08973 238.852) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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204°
100%

63.8%
0.090
239°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.35:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.28:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #5493bc

#5493bc is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.8% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 239°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.35:1 contrast and black text 6.28:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Paradise (#5095c3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #5493bc mixed with white

  1. 5493bc
  2. 669ec3
  3. 77a8ca
  4. 88b3d1
  5. 99bed7
  6. aac8de
  7. bbd3e5
  8. ccdeeb
  9. dde9f2
  10. eef4f9

Darker: #5493bc mixed with black

  1. 5493bc
  2. 487fa3
  3. 3c6c8b
  4. 315973
  5. 26475d
  6. 1b3647
  7. 112532
  8. 08161f
  9. 02080d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5493bc with less saturation

  1. 5493bc
  2. 5b92b7
  3. 6192b3
  4. 6791ae
  5. 6d91a9
  6. 7390a4
  7. 788f9f
  8. 7d8e9a
  9. 828d95
  10. 878c90

Questions about #5493bc

What color is #5493bc?

#5493bc is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Blue Paradise. In RGB it is rgb(84, 147, 188), in HSL hsl(203.65, 43.7%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.764% 0.08973 238.852).

What colors go well with #5493bc?

The complementary color of #5493bc is #b47e52. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3c9aa9 and #7589c2. The triadic partners are #b8748a and #869353.

Is white or black text more readable on #5493bc?

White text reads better on #5493bc: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and black gives 6.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5493bc a warm or cool color?

#5493bc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 239 degrees, its lightness 63.8% and its chroma 0.09.