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#5599ce color: Canadian Tuxedo

#5599ce is rgb(85, 153, 206) in RGB and oklch(66.026% 0.10531 243.894) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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206°
100%

66%
0.105
244°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.07:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.83:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #5599ce

#5599ce is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 66% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 244°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.07:1 contrast and black text 6.83:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo (#579aca). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #5599ce mixed with white

  1. 5599ce
  2. 67a3d3
  3. 78add9
  4. 89b8de
  5. 9ac2e3
  6. abcce8
  7. bcd6ed
  8. cce0f1
  9. ddebf6
  10. eef5fb

Darker: #5599ce mixed with black

  1. 5599ce
  2. 4984b3
  3. 3d7098
  4. 315d7f
  5. 264a66
  6. 1c384e
  7. 112738
  8. 081723
  9. 02080f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5599ce with less saturation

  1. 5599ce
  2. 5d99c8
  3. 6498c2
  4. 6b98bd
  5. 7197b7
  6. 7796b1
  7. 7d96ab
  8. 8295a5
  9. 88949f
  10. 8d9398

Questions about #5599ce

What color is #5599ce?

#5599ce is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo. In RGB it is rgb(85, 153, 206), in HSL hsl(206.28, 55.25%, 57.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.026% 0.10531 243.894).

What colors go well with #5599ce?

The complementary color of #5599ce is #bf8449. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2ba2b9 and #7e8dd3. The triadic partners are #c8768b and #859d52.

Is white or black text more readable on #5599ce?

Black text reads better on #5599ce: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and black gives 6.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5599ce a warm or cool color?

#5599ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 244 degrees, its lightness 66% and its chroma 0.105.