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#5baeca color: Crystal Seas

#5baeca is rgb(91, 174, 202) in RGB and oklch(70.938% 0.09028 222.422) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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195°
100%

70.9%
0.090
222°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark gray
  • cyan-500
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.51:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.35:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #5baeca

#5baeca is a soft light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.9% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 222°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.51:1 contrast and black text 8.35:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Crystal Seas (#5dafce). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #5baeca mixed with white

  1. 5baeca
  2. 6eb6cf
  3. 7fbed5
  4. 90c6da
  5. a0cee0
  6. b0d7e5
  7. c0dfea
  8. d0e7ef
  9. e0eff5
  10. eff7fa

Darker: #5baeca mixed with black

  1. 5baeca
  2. 4e97af
  3. 418095
  4. 356a7c
  5. 295564
  6. 1e414d
  7. 132e37
  8. 091c22
  9. 030b0f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5baeca with less saturation

  1. 5baeca
  2. 64adc6
  3. 6dacc2
  4. 75abbe
  5. 7ca9ba
  6. 83a8b6
  7. 8aa7b2
  8. 90a5ae
  9. 96a4aa
  10. 9ca3a5

Questions about #5baeca

What color is #5baeca?

#5baeca is soft light sky blue. The closest named color is Crystal Seas. In RGB it is rgb(91, 174, 202), in HSL hsl(195.14, 51.15%, 57.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.938% 0.09028 222.422).

What colors go well with #5baeca?

The complementary color of #5baeca is #d28f74. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #54b3b0 and #78a5d9. The triadic partners are #c98bb1 and #aca45f.

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

Black text reads better on #5baeca: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and black gives 8.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5baeca a warm or cool color?

#5baeca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 222 degrees, its lightness 70.9% and its chroma 0.09.