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#549acd color: Canadian Tuxedo

#549acd is rgb(84, 154, 205) in RGB and oklch(66.163% 0.10405 242.211) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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205°
100%

66.2%
0.104
242°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.05:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.88:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #549acd

#549acd is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 66.2% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 242°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.05:1 contrast and black text 6.88:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo (#579aca). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #549acd mixed with white

  1. 549acd
  2. 66a4d2
  3. 78aed8
  4. 89b8dd
  5. 9ac2e2
  6. abcce7
  7. bcd7ec
  8. cce1f1
  9. ddebf6
  10. eef5fa

Darker: #549acd mixed with black

  1. 549acd
  2. 4885b2
  3. 3c7198
  4. 315e7e
  5. 264b66
  6. 1b394e
  7. 112738
  8. 081723
  9. 02090f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #549acd with less saturation

  1. 549acd
  2. 5c9ac7
  3. 6399c2
  4. 6a98bc
  5. 7198b6
  6. 7797b0
  7. 7d96aa
  8. 8395a5
  9. 88959f
  10. 8d9499

Questions about #549acd

What color is #549acd?

#549acd is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo. In RGB it is rgb(84, 154, 205), in HSL hsl(205.29, 54.75%, 56.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.163% 0.10405 242.211).

What colors go well with #549acd?

The complementary color of #549acd is #c0844c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2da3b8 and #7d8ed3. The triadic partners are #c7778d and #889d52.

Is white or black text more readable on #549acd?

Black text reads better on #549acd: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and black gives 6.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #549acd a warm or cool color?

#549acd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 242 degrees, its lightness 66.2% and its chroma 0.104.