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#5ba9da color: Cousteau

#5ba9da is rgb(91, 169, 218) in RGB and oklch(70.473% 0.10545 238.318) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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203°
100%

70.5%
0.105
238°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark gray
  • cyan-500
  • Black 15%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.58:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.13:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #5ba9da

#5ba9da is a soft light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.5% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 238°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.58:1 contrast and black text 8.13:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Cousteau (#55a9d6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #5ba9da mixed with white

  1. 5ba9da
  2. 6db2de
  3. 7ebae2
  4. 8fc3e6
  5. 9fccea
  6. afd4ee
  7. bfddf1
  8. cfe5f5
  9. dfeef8
  10. eff6fc

Darker: #5ba9da mixed with black

  1. 5ba9da
  2. 4e92bd
  3. 417ca2
  4. 356787
  5. 29536c
  6. 1e3f54
  7. 132c3c
  8. 091b25
  9. 030a11
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5ba9da with less saturation

  1. 5ba9da
  2. 64a8d4
  3. 6ca8cf
  4. 74a7c9
  5. 7ba6c3
  6. 82a5bd
  7. 88a4b8
  8. 8ea3b2
  9. 94a2ac
  10. 9aa1a6

Questions about #5ba9da

What color is #5ba9da?

#5ba9da is soft light sky blue. The closest named color is Cousteau. In RGB it is rgb(91, 169, 218), in HSL hsl(203.15, 63.18%, 60.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.473% 0.10545 238.318).

What colors go well with #5ba9da?

The complementary color of #5ba9da is #d18f5b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3ab2c2 and #849de2. The triadic partners are #d5839f and #9aa95a.

Is white or black text more readable on #5ba9da?

Black text reads better on #5ba9da: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and black gives 8.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5ba9da a warm or cool color?

#5ba9da is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 238 degrees, its lightness 70.5% and its chroma 0.105.