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#5fa3d2 color: Alaskan Blue

#5fa3d2 is rgb(95, 163, 210) in RGB and oklch(68.929% 0.09809 240.411) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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205°
100%

68.9%
0.098
240°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.74:1Hard to read
Lc -58
Black text
7.66:1Readable · AA
Lc 51

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About #5fa3d2

#5fa3d2 is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 68.9% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 240°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.74:1 contrast and black text 7.66:1, 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: #5fa3d2 mixed with white

  1. 5fa3d2
  2. 70acd7
  3. 80b5dc
  4. 90bfe0
  5. a0c8e5
  6. b0d1e9
  7. c0daee
  8. d0e3f2
  9. dfedf7
  10. eff6fb

Darker: #5fa3d2 mixed with black

  1. 5fa3d2
  2. 528db6
  3. 44789b
  4. 386381
  5. 2c4f68
  6. 203c50
  7. 152a39
  8. 0a1924
  9. 030a10
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5fa3d2 with less saturation

  1. 5fa3d2
  2. 66a2cd
  3. 6da2c7
  4. 74a1c2
  5. 7aa0bc
  6. 80a0b7
  7. 869fb1
  8. 8b9eac
  9. 919da6
  10. 969ca1

Questions about #5fa3d2

What color is #5fa3d2?

#5fa3d2 is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Alaskan Blue. In RGB it is rgb(95, 163, 210), in HSL hsl(204.52, 56.1%, 59.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.929% 0.09809 240.411).

What colors go well with #5fa3d2?

The complementary color of #5fa3d2 is #c88c5a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #42abbd and #8498d8. The triadic partners are #cd8198 and #93a45d.

Is white or black text more readable on #5fa3d2?

Black text reads better on #5fa3d2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and black gives 7.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5fa3d2 a warm or cool color?

#5fa3d2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 240 degrees, its lightness 68.9% and its chroma 0.098.