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#5badca color: Frozen Wave

#5badca is rgb(91, 173, 202) in RGB and oklch(70.705% 0.09032 223.489) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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196°
100%

70.7%
0.090
223°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark gray
  • cyan-500
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.54:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.28:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #5badca

#5badca is a soft light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.7% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 223°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.54:1 contrast and black text 8.28:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Frozen Wave (#56acca). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #5badca mixed with white

  1. 5badca
  2. 6db5cf
  3. 7fbdd5
  4. 90c6da
  5. a0cee0
  6. b0d6e5
  7. c0deea
  8. d0e6ef
  9. dfeff5
  10. eff7fa

Darker: #5badca mixed with black

  1. 5badca
  2. 4e96af
  3. 417f95
  4. 356a7c
  5. 295564
  6. 1e414d
  7. 132d37
  8. 091b22
  9. 030b0f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5badca with less saturation

  1. 5badca
  2. 64acc6
  3. 6dabc2
  4. 74aabe
  5. 7ca9ba
  6. 82a7b6
  7. 89a6b1
  8. 8fa5ad
  9. 95a3a9
  10. 9ba2a5

Questions about #5badca

What color is #5badca?

#5badca is soft light sky blue. The closest named color is Frozen Wave. In RGB it is rgb(91, 173, 202), in HSL hsl(195.68, 51.15%, 57.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.705% 0.09032 223.489).

What colors go well with #5badca?

The complementary color of #5badca is #d18e72. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #52b2b0 and #78a4d8. The triadic partners are #c98aaf and #aaa35f.

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

Black text reads better on #5badca: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and black gives 8.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5badca a warm or cool color?

#5badca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 223 degrees, its lightness 70.7% and its chroma 0.09.