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#5794ce color: Delphinium Corsage

#5794ce is rgb(87, 148, 206) in RGB and oklch(64.986% 0.10802 248.676) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

65%
0.108
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.21:1Hard to read
Lc -65
Black text
6.53:1Readable · AA
Lc 45

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About #5794ce

#5794ce is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 65% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.21:1 contrast and black text 6.53:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Delphinium Corsage (#4f92cd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #5794ce mixed with white

  1. 5794ce
  2. 689fd3
  3. 79a9d9
  4. 8ab4de
  5. 9bbfe3
  6. abc9e8
  7. bcd4ed
  8. ccdff1
  9. dde9f6
  10. eef4fb

Darker: #5794ce mixed with black

  1. 5794ce
  2. 4b80b3
  3. 3e6d98
  4. 335a7f
  5. 274866
  6. 1c364e
  7. 122638
  8. 081623
  9. 03080f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5794ce with less saturation

  1. 5794ce
  2. 5e94c8
  3. 6494c2
  4. 6a93bc
  5. 7093b5
  6. 7692af
  7. 7b92a9
  8. 8091a2
  9. 85919c
  10. 8a9096

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Colors that go with #5794ce

Complementary
#5794ce#ba823f
Analogous
#5794ce#279ebb#8188d0
Triadic
#5794ce#c77282#7b9c52
Split
#5794ce#c7775d#a09039

Questions about #5794ce

What color is #5794ce?

#5794ce is soft blue. The closest named color is Delphinium Corsage. In RGB it is rgb(87, 148, 206), in HSL hsl(209.24, 54.84%, 57.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.986% 0.10802 248.676).

What colors go well with #5794ce?

The complementary color of #5794ce is #ba823f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #279ebb and #8188d0. The triadic partners are #c77282 and #7b9c52.

Is white or black text more readable on #5794ce?

Black text reads better on #5794ce: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and black gives 6.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5794ce a warm or cool color?

#5794ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 65% and its chroma 0.108.