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#5993ce color: Delphinium Corsage

#5993ce is rgb(89, 147, 206) in RGB and oklch(64.856% 0.10786 250.19) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

64.9%
0.108
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.24:1Hard to read
Lc -65
Black text
6.49:1Readable · AA
Lc 45

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About #5993ce

#5993ce is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 64.9% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.24:1 contrast and black text 6.49:1, 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: #5993ce mixed with white

  1. 5993ce
  2. 6a9ed3
  3. 7ba9d9
  4. 8bb3de
  5. 9bbee3
  6. acc9e8
  7. bcd4ed
  8. cddef1
  9. dde9f6
  10. eef4fb

Darker: #5993ce mixed with black

  1. 5993ce
  2. 4c7fb3
  3. 406c98
  4. 34597f
  5. 284766
  6. 1d364e
  7. 132538
  8. 091623
  9. 03080f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5993ce with less saturation

  1. 5993ce
  2. 5f93c8
  3. 6693c2
  4. 6b92bb
  5. 7192b5
  6. 7692af
  7. 7b91a9
  8. 8091a2
  9. 85909c
  10. 8a8f95

Questions about #5993ce

What color is #5993ce?

#5993ce is soft blue. The closest named color is Delphinium Corsage. In RGB it is rgb(89, 147, 206), in HSL hsl(210.26, 54.42%, 57.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.856% 0.10786 250.19).

What colors go well with #5993ce?

The complementary color of #5993ce is #b8823e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #299dbc and #8287cf. The triadic partners are #c7727f and #789c53.

Is white or black text more readable on #5993ce?

Black text reads better on #5993ce: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and black gives 6.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5993ce a warm or cool color?

#5993ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 64.9% and its chroma 0.108.