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#5697c7 color: Canadian Tuxedo

#5697c7 is rgb(86, 151, 199) in RGB and oklch(65.284% 0.09822 242.31) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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205°
100%

65.3%
0.098
242°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.16:1Hard to read
Lc -64
Black text
6.65:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #5697c7

#5697c7 is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 65.3% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 242°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.16:1 contrast and black text 6.65:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo (#579aca). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #5697c7 mixed with white

  1. 5697c7
  2. 68a1cd
  3. 79acd3
  4. 8ab6d9
  5. 9bc0de
  6. abcbe4
  7. bcd5ea
  8. cce0ef
  9. ddeaf4
  10. eef4fa

Darker: #5697c7 mixed with black

  1. 5697c7
  2. 4a83ad
  3. 3e6f93
  4. 325c7a
  5. 274962
  6. 1c374c
  7. 122636
  8. 081721
  9. 02080e
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5697c7 with less saturation

  1. 5697c7
  2. 5d97c2
  3. 6496bc
  4. 6a96b7
  5. 7095b1
  6. 7694ac
  7. 7c93a6
  8. 8193a1
  9. 86929b
  10. 8b9196

Questions about #5697c7

What color is #5697c7?

#5697c7 is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo. In RGB it is rgb(86, 151, 199), in HSL hsl(205.49, 50.22%, 55.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.284% 0.09822 242.31).

What colors go well with #5697c7?

The complementary color of #5697c7 is #bb824e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #35a0b3 and #7b8ccc. The triadic partners are #c2768b and #859a53.

Is white or black text more readable on #5697c7?

Black text reads better on #5697c7: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and black gives 6.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5697c7 a warm or cool color?

#5697c7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 242 degrees, its lightness 65.3% and its chroma 0.098.