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#5e89be color: Danube

#5e89be is rgb(94, 137, 190) in RGB and oklch(62.092% 0.09374 254.227) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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213°
100%

62.1%
0.094
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.62:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.80:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #5e89be

#5e89be is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.1% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.62:1 contrast and black text 5.8:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Danube (#5b89c0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #5e89be mixed with white

  1. 5e89be
  2. 6e95c5
  3. 7da0cc
  4. 8dacd2
  5. 9db8d9
  6. adc3df
  7. bdcfe6
  8. cddbec
  9. dee7f3
  10. eef3f9

Darker: #5e89be mixed with black

  1. 5e89be
  2. 5176a5
  3. 44648c
  4. 375375
  5. 2b425e
  6. 1f3148
  7. 142233
  8. 0a141f
  9. 03070d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5e89be with less saturation

  1. 5e89be
  2. 6389b9
  3. 6789b3
  4. 6b89ae
  5. 6f89a8
  6. 7388a3
  7. 77889d
  8. 7b8898
  9. 7f8792
  10. 83878c

Questions about #5e89be

What color is #5e89be?

#5e89be is soft blue. The closest named color is Danube. In RGB it is rgb(94, 137, 190), in HSL hsl(213.13, 42.48%, 55.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.092% 0.09374 254.227).

What colors go well with #5e89be?

The complementary color of #5e89be is #a87e41. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b92b0 and #807ebd. The triadic partners are #b86e75 and #6f9358.

Is white or black text more readable on #5e89be?

White text reads better on #5e89be: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and black gives 5.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5e89be a warm or cool color?

#5e89be is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 62.1% and its chroma 0.094.