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#5590cd color: Delphinium Corsage

#5590cd is rgb(85, 144, 205) in RGB and oklch(63.945% 0.11111 250.672) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

63.9%
0.111
251°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.36:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.26:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #5590cd

#5590cd is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.9% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 251°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.36:1 contrast and black text 6.26:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Delphinium Corsage (#4f92cd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #5590cd mixed with white

  1. 5590cd
  2. 669bd3
  3. 77a6d8
  4. 88b1dd
  5. 99bce2
  6. aac7e7
  7. bbd2ec
  8. ccdef1
  9. dde9f6
  10. eef4fb

Darker: #5590cd mixed with black

  1. 5590cd
  2. 497db2
  3. 3d6a98
  4. 31577e
  5. 264566
  6. 1c344e
  7. 112438
  8. 081523
  9. 02070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5590cd with less saturation

  1. 5590cd
  2. 5c90c7
  3. 6290c0
  4. 6890ba
  5. 6e8fb4
  6. 738fad
  7. 788ea7
  8. 7d8ea0
  9. 828d99
  10. 878d93

Questions about #5590cd

What color is #5590cd?

#5590cd is soft blue. The closest named color is Delphinium Corsage. In RGB it is rgb(85, 144, 205), in HSL hsl(210.5, 54.55%, 56.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.945% 0.11111 250.672).

What colors go well with #5590cd?

The complementary color of #5590cd is #b67f37. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1d9bbb and #8083ce. The triadic partners are #c56e7c and #749a4f.

Is white or black text more readable on #5590cd?

White text reads better on #5590cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and black gives 6.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5590cd a warm or cool color?

#5590cd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 251 degrees, its lightness 63.9% and its chroma 0.111.