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#5b86ca color: Marina

#5b86ca is rgb(91, 134, 202) in RGB and oklch(61.877% 0.1141 259.245) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

61.9%
0.114
259°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 21%

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 #5b86ca

#5b86ca is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.9% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 259°.

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 Marina (#5a88c8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #5b86ca mixed with white

  1. 5b86ca
  2. 6b92d0
  3. 7b9ed6
  4. 8baadb
  5. 9bb6e1
  6. abc2e6
  7. bcceeb
  8. ccdaf1
  9. dde7f5
  10. eef3fa

Darker: #5b86ca mixed with black

  1. 5b86ca
  2. 4e74af
  3. 416295
  4. 35517c
  5. 294064
  6. 1e304d
  7. 132137
  8. 091322
  9. 03060f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5b86ca with less saturation

  1. 5b86ca
  2. 6086c3
  3. 6487bd
  4. 6987b6
  5. 6d87af
  6. 7187a9
  7. 7687a2
  8. 7a879b
  9. 7e8694
  10. 82868d

Questions about #5b86ca

What color is #5b86ca?

#5b86ca is soft blue. The closest named color is Marina. In RGB it is rgb(91, 134, 202), in HSL hsl(216.76, 51.15%, 57.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.877% 0.1141 259.245).

What colors go well with #5b86ca?

The complementary color of #5b86ca is #aa7d26. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2092bc and #8479c6. The triadic partners are #c1676a and #609652.

Is white or black text more readable on #5b86ca?

White text reads better on #5b86ca: 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 #5b86ca a warm or cool color?

#5b86ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 259 degrees, its lightness 61.9% and its chroma 0.114.