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#5d8dca color: Provence

#5d8dca is rgb(93, 141, 202) in RGB and oklch(63.522% 0.10619 254.975) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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214°
100%

63.5%
0.106
255°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.43:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.13:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #5d8dca

#5d8dca is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.5% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 255°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.43:1 contrast and black text 6.13:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Provence (#658dc6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #5d8dca mixed with white

  1. 5d8dca
  2. 6d98d0
  3. 7da4d6
  4. 8dafdb
  5. 9dbae1
  6. adc6e6
  7. bdd1eb
  8. cddcf0
  9. dee8f5
  10. eef3fa

Darker: #5d8dca mixed with black

  1. 5d8dca
  2. 507aaf
  3. 436795
  4. 37557c
  5. 2a4464
  6. 1f334d
  7. 142337
  8. 0a1422
  9. 03070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5d8dca with less saturation

  1. 5d8dca
  2. 628dc4
  3. 678dbe
  4. 6c8db7
  5. 718db1
  6. 758dab
  7. 7a8ca5
  8. 7e8c9e
  9. 828c98
  10. 868b91

Questions about #5d8dca

What color is #5d8dca?

#5d8dca is soft blue. The closest named color is Provence. In RGB it is rgb(93, 141, 202), in HSL hsl(213.58, 50.7%, 57.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.522% 0.10619 254.975).

What colors go well with #5d8dca?

The complementary color of #5d8dca is #b08138. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2e98bb and #8481c8. The triadic partners are #c26f76 and #6e9956.

Is white or black text more readable on #5d8dca?

White text reads better on #5d8dca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and black gives 6.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5d8dca a warm or cool color?

#5d8dca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 63.5% and its chroma 0.106.