Skip to the color picker

#5591f2 color: Polar Glow

#5591f2 is rgb(85, 145, 242) in RGB and oklch(66.192% 0.15785 259.565) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

217°
100%

66.2%
0.158
260°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • blue-400
  • Black 5%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.13:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.72:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #5591f2

#5591f2 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 66.2% lightness, 0.158 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.13:1 contrast and black text 6.72:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Polar Glow (#5097fc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-400.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #5591f2 mixed with white

  1. 5591f2
  2. 669df4
  3. 77a8f6
  4. 88b3f8
  5. 99befa
  6. aac9fc
  7. bad4fd
  8. cbdffe
  9. dceafe
  10. eef4ff

Darker: #5591f2 mixed with black

  1. 5591f2
  2. 497dd2
  3. 3d6ab4
  4. 315896
  5. 264679
  6. 1c355e
  7. 112543
  8. 08152b
  9. 020714
  10. 000103

Calmer: #5591f2 with less saturation

  1. 5591f2
  2. 5c92e9
  3. 6393e0
  4. 6a93d6
  5. 7094cd
  6. 7694c3
  7. 7c94ba
  8. 8294b0
  9. 8894a7
  10. 8d939d

Questions about #5591f2

What color is #5591f2?

#5591f2 is bright blue. The closest named color is Polar Glow. In RGB it is rgb(85, 145, 242), in HSL hsl(217.07, 85.79%, 64.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.192% 0.15785 259.565).

What colors go well with #5591f2?

The complementary color of #5591f2 is #c48500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00a2de and #927fec. The triadic partners are #e3646a and #59a945.

Is white or black text more readable on #5591f2?

Black text reads better on #5591f2: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and black gives 6.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5591f2 a warm or cool color?

#5591f2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 66.2% and its chroma 0.158.