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#559ab2 color: Starflower Blue

#559ab2 is rgb(85, 154, 178) in RGB and oklch(65.018% 0.0783 222.791) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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195°
100%

65%
0.078
223°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.16:1Hard to read
Lc -64
Black text
6.65:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #559ab2

#559ab2 is a dusty sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 65% lightness, 0.078 chroma and a hue of 223°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.16:1 contrast and black text 6.65:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Starflower Blue (#4e9ab0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #559ab2 mixed with white

  1. 559ab2
  2. 67a4ba
  3. 79aec1
  4. 8ab8c9
  5. 9ac2d1
  6. abccd8
  7. bcd6e0
  8. cde0e8
  9. ddeaf0
  10. eef5f7

Darker: #559ab2 mixed with black

  1. 559ab2
  2. 49859a
  3. 3d7183
  4. 315e6d
  5. 264b57
  6. 1c3943
  7. 11272f
  8. 08171d
  9. 02090c
  10. 000101

Calmer: #559ab2 with less saturation

  1. 559ab2
  2. 5d99af
  3. 6398ab
  4. 6a97a8
  5. 7096a4
  6. 7695a1
  7. 7b949d
  8. 80939a
  9. 859296
  10. 8a9093

Questions about #559ab2

What color is #559ab2?

#559ab2 is dusty sky blue. The closest named color is Starflower Blue. In RGB it is rgb(85, 154, 178), in HSL hsl(195.48, 37.65%, 51.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.018% 0.0783 222.791).

What colors go well with #559ab2?

The complementary color of #559ab2 is #b88069. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4f9e9c and #6d92be. The triadic partners are #b17c9c and #989158.

Is white or black text more readable on #559ab2?

Black text reads better on #559ab2: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and black gives 6.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #559ab2 a warm or cool color?

#559ab2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 223 degrees, its lightness 65% and its chroma 0.078.