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#5aaae1 color: Acapulco Dive

#5aaae1 is rgb(90, 170, 225) in RGB and oklch(70.979% 0.1127 240.874) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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204°
100%

71%
0.113
241°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • blue-400
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.54:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.27:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #5aaae1

#5aaae1 is a soft light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 71% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 241°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.54:1 contrast and black text 8.27:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Acapulco Dive (#65a7dd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-400.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #5aaae1 mixed with white

  1. 5aaae1
  2. 6cb3e4
  3. 7ebbe8
  4. 8fc4eb
  5. 9fccee
  6. afd5f1
  7. bfddf4
  8. cfe6f7
  9. dfeefa
  10. eff7fc

Darker: #5aaae1 mixed with black

  1. 5aaae1
  2. 4d93c4
  3. 417da7
  4. 35688b
  5. 295370
  6. 1e3f56
  7. 132d3e
  8. 091b27
  9. 030b12
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5aaae1 with less saturation

  1. 5aaae1
  2. 63a9db
  3. 6ca9d5
  4. 74a8ce
  5. 7ba7c8
  6. 82a7c2
  7. 89a6bb
  8. 8fa5b5
  9. 95a4ae
  10. 9ba2a8

Questions about #5aaae1

What color is #5aaae1?

#5aaae1 is soft light sky blue. The closest named color is Acapulco Dive. In RGB it is rgb(90, 170, 225), in HSL hsl(204.44, 69.23%, 61.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.979% 0.1127 240.874).

What colors go well with #5aaae1?

The complementary color of #5aaae1 is #d49054. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2fb4c9 and #879de8. The triadic partners are #db839d and #97ac58.

Is white or black text more readable on #5aaae1?

Black text reads better on #5aaae1: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and black gives 8.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5aaae1 a warm or cool color?

#5aaae1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 241 degrees, its lightness 71% and its chroma 0.113.