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#5697c8 color: Canadian Tuxedo

#5697c8 is rgb(86, 151, 200) in RGB and oklch(65.331% 0.09934 242.862) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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206°
100%

65.3%
0.099
243°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.15:1Hard to read
Lc -64
Black text
6.66:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #5697c8

#5697c8 is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 65.3% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 243°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.15:1 contrast and black text 6.66:1, 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: #5697c8 mixed with white

  1. 5697c8
  2. 68a1ce
  3. 79acd4
  4. 8ab6d9
  5. 9ac0df
  6. abcbe4
  7. bcd5ea
  8. cce0ef
  9. ddeaf5
  10. eef4fa

Darker: #5697c8 mixed with black

  1. 5697c8
  2. 4a83ae
  3. 3e6f94
  4. 325c7b
  5. 274963
  6. 1c374c
  7. 122636
  8. 081721
  9. 02080f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5697c8 with less saturation

  1. 5697c8
  2. 5d97c3
  3. 6496bd
  4. 6a96b8
  5. 7095b2
  6. 7694ad
  7. 7c94a7
  8. 8193a1
  9. 86929c
  10. 8b9196

Questions about #5697c8

What color is #5697c8?

#5697c8 is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo. In RGB it is rgb(86, 151, 200), in HSL hsl(205.79, 50.89%, 56.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.331% 0.09934 242.862).

What colors go well with #5697c8?

The complementary color of #5697c8 is #bb824d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #34a0b4 and #7c8ccd. The triadic partners are #c3768a and #859a53.

Is white or black text more readable on #5697c8?

Black text reads better on #5697c8: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and black gives 6.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5697c8 a warm or cool color?

#5697c8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 243 degrees, its lightness 65.3% and its chroma 0.099.