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#5e71bf color: Gladiola Blue

#5e71bf is rgb(94, 113, 191) in RGB and oklch(56.955% 0.12241 271.702) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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228°
100%

57%
0.122
272°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.57:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.59:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #5e71bf

#5e71bf is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 57% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 272°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.57:1 contrast and black text 4.59:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Gladiola Blue (#6370b6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #5e71bf mixed with white

  1. 5e71bf
  2. 6d7fc6
  3. 7b8dcd
  4. 8b9bd4
  5. 9ba9db
  6. abb7e1
  7. bbc5e7
  8. ccd4ed
  9. dce2f3
  10. eef0f9

Darker: #5e71bf mixed with black

  1. 5e71bf
  2. 5161a6
  3. 44528d
  4. 374375
  5. 2b355e
  6. 1f2748
  7. 141a33
  8. 0a0e1f
  9. 03040d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5e71bf with less saturation

  1. 5e71bf
  2. 6072b8
  3. 6373b1
  4. 6574aa
  5. 6875a3
  6. 6a759c
  7. 6d7695
  8. 6f768e
  9. 727786
  10. 74777f

Questions about #5e71bf

What color is #5e71bf?

#5e71bf is soft indigo. The closest named color is Gladiola Blue. In RGB it is rgb(94, 113, 191), in HSL hsl(228.25, 43.11%, 55.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.955% 0.12241 271.702).

What colors go well with #5e71bf?

The complementary color of #5e71bf is #917400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #207eb8 and #8564b3. The triadic partners are #b45848 and #338b51.

Is white or black text more readable on #5e71bf?

White text reads better on #5e71bf: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and black gives 4.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5e71bf a warm or cool color?

#5e71bf is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 272 degrees, its lightness 57% and its chroma 0.122.