#5a73bc color: Gladiola Blue
#5a73bc is rgb(90, 115, 188) in RGB and oklch(56.944% 0.11682 268.269) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Blue
- Medium
- Soft
- Cool
- ≈ Steel blue
- slate-500
- Black 26%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #5a73bc
#5a73bc is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.9% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 268°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 4.55:1 contrast and black text 4.61:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Gladiola Blue (#6370b6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.
Lighter: #5a73bc mixed with white
Darker: #5a73bc mixed with black
Calmer: #5a73bc with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #5a73bc
Questions about #5a73bc
What color is #5a73bc?
#5a73bc is soft blue. The closest named color is Gladiola Blue. In RGB it is rgb(90, 115, 188), in HSL hsl(224.69, 42.24%, 54.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.944% 0.11682 268.269).
What colors go well with #5a73bc?
The complementary color of #5a73bc is #947200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1e80b4 and #8066b3. The triadic partners are #b2594f and #3f8a4e.
Is white or black text more readable on #5a73bc?
White text reads better on #5a73bc: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and black gives 4.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #5a73bc a warm or cool color?
#5a73bc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 268 degrees, its lightness 56.9% and its chroma 0.117.