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#5495cc color: Blue Tourmaline

#5495cc is rgb(84, 149, 204) in RGB and oklch(64.977% 0.10637 245.945) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

65%
0.106
246°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.21:1Hard to read
Lc -65
Black text
6.55:1Readable · AA
Lc 45

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About #5495cc

#5495cc is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 65% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 246°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.21:1 contrast and black text 6.55:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Tourmaline (#4997d0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #5495cc mixed with white

  1. 5495cc
  2. 66a0d2
  3. 77aad7
  4. 88b5dc
  5. 99bfe2
  6. aacae7
  7. bbd4ec
  8. ccdff1
  9. ddeaf6
  10. eef4fa

Darker: #5495cc mixed with black

  1. 5495cc
  2. 4881b1
  3. 3c6d97
  4. 315a7e
  5. 264865
  6. 1b374e
  7. 112637
  8. 081622
  9. 02080f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5495cc with less saturation

  1. 5495cc
  2. 5b95c6
  3. 6294c0
  4. 6994ba
  5. 6f93b4
  6. 7593ae
  7. 7a92a8
  8. 8092a2
  9. 85919c
  10. 8a9095

Questions about #5495cc

What color is #5495cc?

#5495cc is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Blue Tourmaline. In RGB it is rgb(84, 149, 204), in HSL hsl(207.5, 54.05%, 56.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.977% 0.10637 245.945).

What colors go well with #5495cc?

The complementary color of #5495cc is #bb8143. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #269fb8 and #7d89d0. The triadic partners are #c57285 and #7f9b50.

Is white or black text more readable on #5495cc?

Black text reads better on #5495cc: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and black gives 6.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5495cc a warm or cool color?

#5495cc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 246 degrees, its lightness 65% and its chroma 0.106.