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#5b8dca color: Provence

#5b8dca is rgb(91, 141, 202) in RGB and oklch(63.418% 0.10714 254.141) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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213°
100%

63.4%
0.107
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.44:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.11:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #5b8dca

#5b8dca is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.4% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.44:1 contrast and black text 6.11:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Provence (#658dc6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #5b8dca mixed with white

  1. 5b8dca
  2. 6b98d0
  3. 7ba4d6
  4. 8bafdb
  5. 9cbae1
  6. acc6e6
  7. bcd1eb
  8. cddcf0
  9. dde8f5
  10. eef3fa

Darker: #5b8dca mixed with black

  1. 5b8dca
  2. 4e7aaf
  3. 416795
  4. 35557c
  5. 294464
  6. 1e334d
  7. 132337
  8. 091422
  9. 03070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5b8dca with less saturation

  1. 5b8dca
  2. 608dc4
  3. 668dbe
  4. 6b8db7
  5. 708db1
  6. 748dab
  7. 798ca4
  8. 7d8c9e
  9. 828b98
  10. 868b91

Questions about #5b8dca

What color is #5b8dca?

#5b8dca is soft blue. The closest named color is Provence. In RGB it is rgb(91, 141, 202), in HSL hsl(212.97, 51.15%, 57.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.418% 0.10714 254.141).

What colors go well with #5b8dca?

The complementary color of #5b8dca is #b18038. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2a98ba and #8381c9. The triadic partners are #c26e76 and #6f9954.

Is white or black text more readable on #5b8dca?

White text reads better on #5b8dca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and black gives 6.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5b8dca a warm or cool color?

#5b8dca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 63.4% and its chroma 0.107.