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#5589dc color: Blue Jay

#5589dc is rgb(85, 137, 220) in RGB and oklch(63.213% 0.13751 259.367) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

63.2%
0.138
259°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.50:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
6.00:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #5589dc

#5589dc is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.2% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 259°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.5:1 contrast and black text 6:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Jay (#5588dd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #5589dc mixed with white

  1. 5589dc
  2. 6695e0
  3. 76a1e5
  4. 87ade9
  5. 98b9ec
  6. a9c4f0
  7. bad0f3
  8. cbdcf7
  9. dce8fa
  10. edf3fc

Darker: #5589dc mixed with black

  1. 5589dc
  2. 4976bf
  3. 3d64a3
  4. 315388
  5. 26426e
  6. 1c3154
  7. 11223c
  8. 081426
  9. 020711
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5589dc with less saturation

  1. 5589dc
  2. 5b8ad4
  3. 618acc
  4. 668bc4
  5. 6c8bbc
  6. 718bb4
  7. 768bac
  8. 7b8ba3
  9. 808b9b
  10. 858a92

Questions about #5589dc

What color is #5589dc?

#5589dc is soft blue. The closest named color is Blue Jay. In RGB it is rgb(85, 137, 220), in HSL hsl(216.89, 65.85%, 59.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.213% 0.13751 259.367).

What colors go well with #5589dc?

The complementary color of #5589dc is #b57e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0098cc and #8979d7. The triadic partners are #d06368 and #5a9d48.

Is white or black text more readable on #5589dc?

White text reads better on #5589dc: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and black gives 6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5589dc a warm or cool color?

#5589dc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 259 degrees, its lightness 63.2% and its chroma 0.138.