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#5e5eb3 color: Blue Marguerite

#5e5eb3 is rgb(94, 94, 179) in RGB and oklch(52.373% 0.13112 280.879) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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240°
100%

52.4%
0.131
281°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.63:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.73:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #5e5eb3

#5e5eb3 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 52.4% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 281°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.63:1 contrast and black text 3.73:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Marguerite (#6a5bb1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #5e5eb3 mixed with white

  1. 5e5eb3
  2. 6c6ebb
  3. 7b7ec4
  4. 8a8ecc
  5. 999ed4
  6. aaaddb
  7. babee3
  8. cbceea
  9. dcdef1
  10. edeef8

Darker: #5e5eb3 mixed with black

  1. 5e5eb3
  2. 51519b
  3. 444484
  4. 37376e
  5. 2b2b58
  6. 1f1f43
  7. 14142f
  8. 0a0a1d
  9. 03030c
  10. 000001

Calmer: #5e5eb3 with less saturation

  1. 5e5eb3
  2. 5f60ac
  3. 6062a5
  4. 61639e
  5. 626597
  6. 63668f
  7. 646788
  8. 656881
  9. 676979
  10. 686972

Questions about #5e5eb3

What color is #5e5eb3?

#5e5eb3 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Blue Marguerite. In RGB it is rgb(94, 94, 179), in HSL hsl(240, 35.86%, 53.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.373% 0.13112 280.879).

What colors go well with #5e5eb3?

The complementary color of #5e5eb3 is #7b6b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #226cb2 and #8251a1. The triadic partners are #a74b26 and #008050.

Is white or black text more readable on #5e5eb3?

White text reads better on #5e5eb3: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and black gives 3.73:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5e5eb3 a warm or cool color?

#5e5eb3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 281 degrees, its lightness 52.4% and its chroma 0.131.