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#5588bc color: Dazzle

#5588bc is rgb(85, 136, 188) in RGB and oklch(61.29% 0.09665 250.102) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

61.3%
0.097
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.73:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.63:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #5588bc

#5588bc is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.3% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.73:1 contrast and black text 5.63:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dazzle (#5287b9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #5588bc mixed with white

  1. 5588bc
  2. 6694c3
  3. 779fca
  4. 87abd1
  5. 98b7d8
  6. a9c3de
  7. bacfe5
  8. cbdbec
  9. dce7f2
  10. edf3f9

Darker: #5588bc mixed with black

  1. 5588bc
  2. 4975a3
  3. 3d638b
  4. 315273
  5. 26415d
  6. 1c3147
  7. 112232
  8. 08131f
  9. 02060d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5588bc with less saturation

  1. 5588bc
  2. 5b88b7
  3. 6088b1
  4. 6587ac
  5. 6a87a6
  6. 6e87a1
  7. 73869b
  8. 778695
  9. 7c8590
  10. 80858a

Questions about #5588bc

What color is #5588bc?

#5588bc is soft blue. The closest named color is Dazzle. In RGB it is rgb(85, 136, 188), in HSL hsl(210.29, 43.46%, 53.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.29% 0.09665 250.102).

What colors go well with #5588bc?

The complementary color of #5588bc is #a9793e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2f91ac and #797dbd. The triadic partners are #b66b77 and #719050.

Is white or black text more readable on #5588bc?

White text reads better on #5588bc: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and black gives 5.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5588bc a warm or cool color?

#5588bc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 61.3% and its chroma 0.097.