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#5ba5ea color: Cerulean

#5ba5ea is rgb(91, 165, 234) in RGB and oklch(70.338% 0.12595 248.526) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

70.3%
0.126
249°
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • blue-400
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.62:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.01:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #5ba5ea

#5ba5ea is a bright light blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.3% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.62:1 contrast and black text 8.01:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Cerulean (#55aaee). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-400.

More light blue colors

Lighter: #5ba5ea mixed with white

  1. 5ba5ea
  2. 6daeed
  3. 7eb7ef
  4. 8ec1f2
  5. 9fcaf4
  6. afd3f6
  7. bfdcf8
  8. cfe4fa
  9. dfedfc
  10. eff6fe

Darker: #5ba5ea mixed with black

  1. 5ba5ea
  2. 4e8fcb
  3. 4179ae
  4. 356591
  5. 295175
  6. 1e3d5a
  7. 132b41
  8. 091a29
  9. 030a13
  10. 000103

Calmer: #5ba5ea with less saturation

  1. 5ba5ea
  2. 64a5e3
  3. 6ca5dc
  4. 73a4d4
  5. 7aa4cd
  6. 81a3c5
  7. 87a3be
  8. 8ea2b6
  9. 94a1af
  10. 9aa0a7

Questions about #5ba5ea

What color is #5ba5ea?

#5ba5ea is bright light blue. The closest named color is Cerulean. In RGB it is rgb(91, 165, 234), in HSL hsl(208.95, 77.3%, 63.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.338% 0.12595 248.526).

What colors go well with #5ba5ea?

The complementary color of #5ba5ea is #d28f3d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #07b1d4 and #8e96ed. The triadic partners are #e17c90 and #88ae55.

Is white or black text more readable on #5ba5ea?

Black text reads better on #5ba5ea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and black gives 8.01:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5ba5ea a warm or cool color?

#5ba5ea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 70.3% and its chroma 0.126.