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#5591cd color: Delphinium Corsage

#5591cd is rgb(85, 145, 205) in RGB and oklch(64.169% 0.11026 249.909) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

64.2%
0.110
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.32:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.32:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #5591cd

#5591cd is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 64.2% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.32:1 contrast and black text 6.32:1, 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: #5591cd mixed with white

  1. 5591cd
  2. 669cd3
  3. 78a7d8
  4. 88b2dd
  5. 99bde2
  6. aac8e7
  7. bbd3ec
  8. ccdef1
  9. dde9f6
  10. eef4fb

Darker: #5591cd mixed with black

  1. 5591cd
  2. 497db2
  3. 3d6a98
  4. 31587e
  5. 264666
  6. 1c354e
  7. 112538
  8. 081523
  9. 02070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5591cd with less saturation

  1. 5591cd
  2. 5c91c7
  3. 6291c0
  4. 6890ba
  5. 6e90b4
  6. 7390ad
  7. 798fa7
  8. 7e8fa1
  9. 838e9a
  10. 888d93

Questions about #5591cd

What color is #5591cd?

#5591cd is soft blue. The closest named color is Delphinium Corsage. In RGB it is rgb(85, 145, 205), in HSL hsl(210, 54.55%, 56.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.169% 0.11026 249.909).

What colors go well with #5591cd?

The complementary color of #5591cd is #b78039. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1f9cbb and #8084ce. The triadic partners are #c56f7d and #769a4f.

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

White text reads better on #5591cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and black gives 6.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5591cd a warm or cool color?

#5591cd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 64.2% and its chroma 0.11.