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#5c8bc2 color: Danube

#5c8bc2 is rgb(92, 139, 194) in RGB and oklch(62.626% 0.09813 253.148) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

62.6%
0.098
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.54:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.93:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #5c8bc2

#5c8bc2 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.6% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.54:1 contrast and black text 5.93:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Danube (#5b89c0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #5c8bc2 mixed with white

  1. 5c8bc2
  2. 6c96c9
  3. 7ca2cf
  4. 8cadd5
  5. 9cb9db
  6. acc4e2
  7. bcd0e8
  8. cddcee
  9. dde7f4
  10. eef3f9

Darker: #5c8bc2 mixed with black

  1. 5c8bc2
  2. 4f78a8
  3. 42668f
  4. 365477
  5. 2a4360
  6. 1f3249
  7. 142334
  8. 0a1420
  9. 03070e
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5c8bc2 with less saturation

  1. 5c8bc2
  2. 618bbc
  3. 668bb7
  4. 6b8bb1
  5. 6f8bab
  6. 738aa6
  7. 788aa0
  8. 7c899a
  9. 808994
  10. 84888e

Questions about #5c8bc2

What color is #5c8bc2?

#5c8bc2 is soft blue. The closest named color is Danube. In RGB it is rgb(92, 139, 194), in HSL hsl(212.35, 45.54%, 56.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.626% 0.09813 253.148).

What colors go well with #5c8bc2?

The complementary color of #5c8bc2 is #ac7e3f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3595b3 and #8080c2. The triadic partners are #bb6e77 and #709556.

Is white or black text more readable on #5c8bc2?

White text reads better on #5c8bc2: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and black gives 5.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5c8bc2 a warm or cool color?

#5c8bc2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 62.6% and its chroma 0.098.