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#5a90cd color: Delphinium Corsage

#5a90cd is rgb(90, 144, 205) in RGB and oklch(64.186% 0.10872 252.519) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

64.2%
0.109
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.33:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.31:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #5a90cd

#5a90cd is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 64.2% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.33:1 contrast and black text 6.31:1, so white 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: #5a90cd mixed with white

  1. 5a90cd
  2. 6b9bd3
  3. 7ba6d8
  4. 8bb1dd
  5. 9bbce2
  6. acc7e7
  7. bcd2ec
  8. cdddf1
  9. dde9f6
  10. eef4fb

Darker: #5a90cd mixed with black

  1. 5a90cd
  2. 4d7db2
  3. 416a98
  4. 35577e
  5. 294566
  6. 1e344e
  7. 132438
  8. 091523
  9. 03070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5a90cd with less saturation

  1. 5a90cd
  2. 6090c7
  3. 6690c1
  4. 6b90ba
  5. 7090b4
  6. 758fad
  7. 7a8fa7
  8. 7f8ea1
  9. 848e9a
  10. 888d93

Questions about #5a90cd

What color is #5a90cd?

#5a90cd is soft blue. The closest named color is Delphinium Corsage. In RGB it is rgb(90, 144, 205), in HSL hsl(211.83, 53.49%, 57.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.186% 0.10872 252.519).

What colors go well with #5a90cd?

The complementary color of #5a90cd is #b58139. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #289bbc and #8384cd. The triadic partners are #c5707a and #739b53.

Is white or black text more readable on #5a90cd?

White text reads better on #5a90cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and black gives 6.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5a90cd a warm or cool color?

#5a90cd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 64.2% and its chroma 0.109.