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#5b90cd color: Delphinium Corsage

#5b90cd is rgb(91, 144, 205) in RGB and oklch(64.236% 0.10824 252.908) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

64.2%
0.108
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
6.32:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #5b90cd

#5b90cd is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 64.2% lightness, 0.108 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 6.32:1, 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: #5b90cd mixed with white

  1. 5b90cd
  2. 6b9bd3
  3. 7ca6d8
  4. 8cb1dd
  5. 9cbce2
  6. acc7e7
  7. bdd2ec
  8. cdddf1
  9. dee9f6
  10. eef4fb

Darker: #5b90cd mixed with black

  1. 5b90cd
  2. 4e7db2
  3. 416a98
  4. 35577e
  5. 294566
  6. 1e344e
  7. 132438
  8. 091523
  9. 03070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5b90cd with less saturation

  1. 5b90cd
  2. 6190c7
  3. 6690c1
  4. 6c90ba
  5. 7190b4
  6. 768fae
  7. 7b8fa7
  8. 7f8ea1
  9. 848e9a
  10. 888d93

Questions about #5b90cd

What color is #5b90cd?

#5b90cd is soft blue. The closest named color is Delphinium Corsage. In RGB it is rgb(91, 144, 205), in HSL hsl(212.11, 53.27%, 58.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.236% 0.10824 252.908).

What colors go well with #5b90cd?

The complementary color of #5b90cd is #b5823a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2a9bbd and #8484cd. The triadic partners are #c5707a and #739b54.

Is white or black text more readable on #5b90cd?

White text reads better on #5b90cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and black gives 6.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5b90cd a warm or cool color?

#5b90cd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 64.2% and its chroma 0.108.