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#5ea2cc color: Alaskan Blue

#5ea2cc is rgb(94, 162, 204) in RGB and oklch(68.388% 0.09297 237.363) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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203°
100%

68.4%
0.093
237°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.79:1Hard to read
Lc -59
Black text
7.52:1Readable · AA
Lc 50

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About #5ea2cc

#5ea2cc is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 68.4% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 237°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.79:1 contrast and black text 7.52:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Alaskan Blue (#61a4ce). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #5ea2cc mixed with white

  1. 5ea2cc
  2. 6fabd1
  3. 80b5d7
  4. 90bedc
  5. a0c7e1
  6. b0d0e6
  7. bfdaeb
  8. cfe3f0
  9. dfecf5
  10. eff6fa

Darker: #5ea2cc mixed with black

  1. 5ea2cc
  2. 518cb1
  3. 447797
  4. 37637e
  5. 2b4f65
  6. 1f3c4e
  7. 142a37
  8. 0a1922
  9. 030a0f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5ea2cc with less saturation

  1. 5ea2cc
  2. 65a1c7
  3. 6ca1c2
  4. 73a0bd
  5. 799fb8
  6. 7f9eb3
  7. 859dae
  8. 8a9ca9
  9. 8f9ba4
  10. 949a9f

Questions about #5ea2cc

What color is #5ea2cc?

#5ea2cc is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Alaskan Blue. In RGB it is rgb(94, 162, 204), in HSL hsl(202.91, 51.89%, 58.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.388% 0.09297 237.363).

What colors go well with #5ea2cc?

The complementary color of #5ea2cc is #c58b5f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #47aab7 and #8098d4. The triadic partners are #c8819a and #95a15d.

Is white or black text more readable on #5ea2cc?

Black text reads better on #5ea2cc: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and black gives 7.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5ea2cc a warm or cool color?

#5ea2cc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 237 degrees, its lightness 68.4% and its chroma 0.093.