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#5cade2 color: Blue Jeans

#5cade2 is rgb(92, 173, 226) in RGB and oklch(71.782% 0.11098 239.515) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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204°
100%

71.8%
0.111
240°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.46:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.53:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #5cade2

#5cade2 is a soft light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 71.8% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 240°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.46:1 contrast and black text 8.53:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Jeans (#5dadec). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-400.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #5cade2 mixed with white

  1. 5cade2
  2. 6eb5e5
  3. 7fbee9
  4. 90c6ec
  5. a0ceef
  6. b0d6f2
  7. c0dff5
  8. d0e7f7
  9. e0effa
  10. eff7fd

Darker: #5cade2 mixed with black

  1. 5cade2
  2. 4f96c4
  3. 427fa8
  4. 366a8c
  5. 2a5571
  6. 1f4157
  7. 142d3e
  8. 0a1b27
  9. 030b12
  10. 000103

Calmer: #5cade2 with less saturation

  1. 5cade2
  2. 65acdc
  3. 6eacd6
  4. 76abd0
  5. 7daaca
  6. 84a9c3
  7. 8ba8bd
  8. 92a7b7
  9. 98a6b1
  10. 9ea5aa

Questions about #5cade2

What color is #5cade2?

#5cade2 is soft light sky blue. The closest named color is Blue Jeans. In RGB it is rgb(92, 173, 226), in HSL hsl(203.73, 69.79%, 62.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.782% 0.11098 239.515).

What colors go well with #5cade2?

The complementary color of #5cade2 is #d79259. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #35b7ca and #88a0ea. The triadic partners are #dc86a2 and #9cae5b.

Is white or black text more readable on #5cade2?

Black text reads better on #5cade2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and black gives 8.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5cade2 a warm or cool color?

#5cade2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 240 degrees, its lightness 71.8% and its chroma 0.111.