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#5a88bf color: Danube

#5a88bf is rgb(90, 136, 191) in RGB and oklch(61.699% 0.09795 253.631) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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213°
100%

61.7%
0.098
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.68:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.71:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #5a88bf

#5a88bf is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.7% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.68:1 contrast and black text 5.71:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Danube (#5b89c0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #5a88bf mixed with white

  1. 5a88bf
  2. 6a94c6
  3. 7a9fcd
  4. 8aabd3
  5. 9bb7da
  6. abc3e0
  7. bbcfe6
  8. ccdbed
  9. dde7f3
  10. eef3f9

Darker: #5a88bf mixed with black

  1. 5a88bf
  2. 4d75a6
  3. 41638d
  4. 355275
  5. 29415e
  6. 1e3148
  7. 132233
  8. 09131f
  9. 03060d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5a88bf with less saturation

  1. 5a88bf
  2. 5f88b9
  3. 6488b4
  4. 6888ae
  5. 6d88a8
  6. 7187a3
  7. 75879d
  8. 798797
  9. 7d8691
  10. 81868b

Questions about #5a88bf

What color is #5a88bf?

#5a88bf is soft blue. The closest named color is Danube. In RGB it is rgb(90, 136, 191), in HSL hsl(212.67, 44.1%, 55.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.699% 0.09795 253.631).

What colors go well with #5a88bf?

The complementary color of #5a88bf is #a97c3c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3392b1 and #7e7dbe. The triadic partners are #b86c74 and #6d9254.

Is white or black text more readable on #5a88bf?

White text reads better on #5a88bf: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and black gives 5.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5a88bf a warm or cool color?

#5a88bf is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 61.7% and its chroma 0.098.