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#5a91ea color: United Nations Blue

#5a91ea is rgb(90, 145, 234) in RGB and oklch(65.957% 0.14551 259.593) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

66%
0.146
260°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • blue-400
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.15:1Hard to read
Lc -64
Black text
6.67:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #5a91ea

#5a91ea is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 66% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.15:1 contrast and black text 6.67:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-400.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #5a91ea mixed with white

  1. 5a91ea
  2. 6a9ced
  3. 7ba8f0
  4. 8bb3f3
  5. 9bbef5
  6. acc9f7
  7. bcd4f9
  8. cddffb
  9. dde9fd
  10. eef4fe

Darker: #5a91ea mixed with black

  1. 5a91ea
  2. 4d7dcb
  3. 416aae
  4. 355891
  5. 294675
  6. 1e355a
  7. 132541
  8. 091529
  9. 030713
  10. 000103

Calmer: #5a91ea with less saturation

  1. 5a91ea
  2. 6092e1
  3. 6692d9
  4. 6c93d0
  5. 7293c8
  6. 7893bf
  7. 7d93b6
  8. 8393ad
  9. 8893a4
  10. 8d929b

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Colors that go with #5a91ea

Complementary
#5a91ea#c08500
Analogous
#5a91ea#00a1d9#9180e4
Triadic
#5a91ea#dd696d#5ea74c
Split
#5a91ea#d77335#999800

Questions about #5a91ea

What color is #5a91ea?

#5a91ea is bright blue. The closest named color is United Nations Blue. In RGB it is rgb(90, 145, 234), in HSL hsl(217.08, 77.42%, 63.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.957% 0.14551 259.593).

What colors go well with #5a91ea?

The complementary color of #5a91ea is #c08500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00a1d9 and #9180e4. The triadic partners are #dd696d and #5ea74c.

Is white or black text more readable on #5a91ea?

Black text reads better on #5a91ea: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and black gives 6.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5a91ea a warm or cool color?

#5a91ea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 66% and its chroma 0.146.