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#5690ed color: Olympic Blue

#5690ed is rgb(86, 144, 237) in RGB and oklch(65.733% 0.15203 259.435) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

65.7%
0.152
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
6.61:1Readable · AA
Lc 45

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About #5690ed

#5690ed is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 65.7% lightness, 0.152 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 6.61:1, 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: #5690ed mixed with white

  1. 5690ed
  2. 679cf0
  3. 78a7f2
  4. 88b2f5
  5. 99bdf7
  6. aac8f9
  7. bbd3fb
  8. ccdefc
  9. dde9fd
  10. eef4fe

Darker: #5690ed mixed with black

  1. 5690ed
  2. 4a7dce
  3. 3e6ab0
  4. 325793
  5. 274577
  6. 1c345c
  7. 122442
  8. 08152a
  9. 020714
  10. 000103

Calmer: #5690ed with less saturation

  1. 5690ed
  2. 5d91e4
  3. 6392db
  4. 6a92d2
  5. 7092c9
  6. 7693c0
  7. 7b93b7
  8. 8192ae
  9. 8792a4
  10. 8c929b

Questions about #5690ed

What color is #5690ed?

#5690ed is bright blue. The closest named color is Olympic Blue. In RGB it is rgb(86, 144, 237), in HSL hsl(216.95, 80.75%, 63.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.733% 0.15203 259.435).

What colors go well with #5690ed?

The complementary color of #5690ed is #c28400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00a0db and #917fe7. The triadic partners are #df656b and #5ba747.

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

Black text reads better on #5690ed: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and black gives 6.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5690ed a warm or cool color?

#5690ed is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 259 degrees, its lightness 65.7% and its chroma 0.152.