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#5591cb color: Delphinium Corsage

#5591cb is rgb(85, 145, 203) in RGB and oklch(64.069% 0.1078 249.089) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

64.1%
0.108
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.33:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.30:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #5591cb

#5591cb is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 64.1% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.33:1 contrast and black text 6.3:1, 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: #5591cb mixed with white

  1. 5591cb
  2. 669cd1
  3. 78a7d6
  4. 88b2dc
  5. 99bde1
  6. aac8e6
  7. bbd3eb
  8. ccdef1
  9. dde9f5
  10. eef4fa

Darker: #5591cb mixed with black

  1. 5591cb
  2. 497db0
  3. 3d6a96
  4. 31587d
  5. 264665
  6. 1c354d
  7. 112537
  8. 081522
  9. 02070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5591cb with less saturation

  1. 5591cb
  2. 5c91c5
  3. 6291bf
  4. 6890b9
  5. 6e90b2
  6. 7390ac
  7. 798fa6
  8. 7e8ea0
  9. 838e99
  10. 878d93

Questions about #5591cb

What color is #5591cb?

#5591cb is soft blue. The closest named color is Delphinium Corsage. In RGB it is rgb(85, 145, 203), in HSL hsl(209.49, 53.15%, 56.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.069% 0.1078 249.089).

What colors go well with #5591cb?

The complementary color of #5591cb is #b77f3c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #239bb9 and #7f85cd. The triadic partners are #c46f7e and #789950.

Is white or black text more readable on #5591cb?

White text reads better on #5591cb: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and black gives 6.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5591cb a warm or cool color?

#5591cb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 64.1% and its chroma 0.108.