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#5e9aba color: Shakespeare

#5e9aba is rgb(94, 154, 186) in RGB and oklch(65.776% 0.07856 233.026) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

65.8%
0.079
233°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.08:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.81:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #5e9aba

#5e9aba is a dusty sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 65.8% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 233°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.08:1 contrast and black text 6.81:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Shakespeare (#609ab8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #5e9aba mixed with white

  1. 5e9aba
  2. 6fa4c1
  3. 7faec8
  4. 8fb8cf
  5. 9fc2d6
  6. afccdd
  7. bfd6e4
  8. cfe0ea
  9. dfeaf1
  10. eff5f8

Darker: #5e9aba mixed with black

  1. 5e9aba
  2. 5185a1
  3. 447189
  4. 375e72
  5. 2b4b5c
  6. 1f3946
  7. 142732
  8. 0a171e
  9. 03090d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5e9aba with less saturation

  1. 5e9aba
  2. 6499b6
  3. 6a99b2
  4. 7098ae
  5. 7597aa
  6. 7a96a6
  7. 7f95a2
  8. 84949e
  9. 89939a
  10. 8d9296

Questions about #5e9aba

What color is #5e9aba?

#5e9aba is dusty sky blue. The closest named color is Shakespeare. In RGB it is rgb(94, 154, 186), in HSL hsl(200.87, 40%, 54.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.776% 0.07856 233.026).

What colors go well with #5e9aba?

The complementary color of #5e9aba is #b88464. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #50a0a7 and #7892c2. The triadic partners are #b87e96 and #91975e.

Is white or black text more readable on #5e9aba?

Black text reads better on #5e9aba: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and black gives 6.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5e9aba a warm or cool color?

#5e9aba is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 233 degrees, its lightness 65.8% and its chroma 0.079.