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#5690ec color: Olympic Blue

#5690ec is rgb(86, 144, 236) in RGB and oklch(65.675% 0.15072 259.259) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

65.7%
0.151
259°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • blue-400
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.18:1Hard to read
Lc -64
Black text
6.60:1Readable · AA
Lc 45

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About #5690ec

#5690ec is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 65.7% lightness, 0.151 chroma and a hue of 259°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.18:1 contrast and black text 6.6:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Olympic Blue (#4f8fe6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-400.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #5690ec mixed with white

  1. 5690ec
  2. 679cef
  3. 78a7f2
  4. 88b2f4
  5. 99bdf6
  6. aac8f8
  7. bbd3fa
  8. ccdefc
  9. dde9fd
  10. eef4fe

Darker: #5690ec mixed with black

  1. 5690ec
  2. 4a7dcd
  3. 3e6aaf
  4. 325792
  5. 274576
  6. 1c345b
  7. 122442
  8. 081529
  9. 020713
  10. 000103

Calmer: #5690ec with less saturation

  1. 5690ec
  2. 5d91e3
  3. 6391da
  4. 6a92d2
  5. 7092c9
  6. 7692c0
  7. 7b92b7
  8. 8192ad
  9. 8692a4
  10. 8c929b

Questions about #5690ec

What color is #5690ec?

#5690ec is bright blue. The closest named color is Olympic Blue. In RGB it is rgb(86, 144, 236), in HSL hsl(216.8, 79.79%, 63.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.675% 0.15072 259.259).

What colors go well with #5690ec?

The complementary color of #5690ec is #c18400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00a0da and #907fe6. The triadic partners are #de666b and #5ca747.

Is white or black text more readable on #5690ec?

Black text reads better on #5690ec: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and black gives 6.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5690ec a warm or cool color?

#5690ec is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 259 degrees, its lightness 65.7% and its chroma 0.151.