#5e72be color: Gladiola Blue
#5e72be is rgb(94, 114, 190) in RGB and oklch(57.105% 0.11967 271.072) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Indigo
- Medium
- Soft
- Cool
- ≈ Steel blue
- slate-500
- Black 25%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #5e72be
#5e72be is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 57.1% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 271°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 4.54:1 contrast and black text 4.63:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Gladiola Blue (#6370b6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.
Lighter: #5e72be mixed with white
Darker: #5e72be mixed with black
Calmer: #5e72be with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #5e72be
Questions about #5e72be
What color is #5e72be?
#5e72be is soft indigo. The closest named color is Gladiola Blue. In RGB it is rgb(94, 114, 190), in HSL hsl(227.5, 42.48%, 55.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.105% 0.11967 271.072).
What colors go well with #5e72be?
The complementary color of #5e72be is #927400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #237fb7 and #8465b3. The triadic partners are #b35a4a and #388b52.
Is white or black text more readable on #5e72be?
White text reads better on #5e72be: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and black gives 4.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #5e72be a warm or cool color?
#5e72be is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 271 degrees, its lightness 57.1% and its chroma 0.12.