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#549bc9 color: Canadian Tuxedo

#549bc9 is rgb(84, 155, 201) in RGB and oklch(66.205% 0.09915 239.081) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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204°
100%

66.2%
0.099
239°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.04:1Hard to read
Lc -62
Black text
6.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #549bc9

#549bc9 is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 66.2% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 239°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.04:1 contrast and black text 6.91:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo (#579aca). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #549bc9 mixed with white

  1. 549bc9
  2. 66a5cf
  3. 78afd4
  4. 89b9da
  5. 9ac3df
  6. abcde5
  7. bcd7ea
  8. cce1f0
  9. ddebf5
  10. eef5fa

Darker: #549bc9 mixed with black

  1. 549bc9
  2. 4886ae
  3. 3c7295
  4. 315e7c
  5. 264b64
  6. 1b394c
  7. 112836
  8. 081822
  9. 02090f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #549bc9 with less saturation

  1. 549bc9
  2. 5c9ac4
  3. 649abe
  4. 6a99b9
  5. 7198b4
  6. 7798ae
  7. 7d97a9
  8. 8396a3
  9. 88959e
  10. 8e9498

Questions about #549bc9

What color is #549bc9?

#549bc9 is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo. In RGB it is rgb(84, 155, 201), in HSL hsl(203.59, 52%, 55.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.205% 0.09915 239.081).

What colors go well with #549bc9?

The complementary color of #549bc9 is #c08352. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #35a3b3 and #7a90d0. The triadic partners are #c47891 and #8c9c53.

Is white or black text more readable on #549bc9?

Black text reads better on #549bc9: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and black gives 6.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #549bc9 a warm or cool color?

#549bc9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 239 degrees, its lightness 66.2% and its chroma 0.099.