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#559bc8 color: Canadian Tuxedo

#559bc8 is rgb(85, 155, 200) in RGB and oklch(66.203% 0.09755 238.794) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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203°
100%

66.2%
0.098
239°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.04:1Hard to read
Lc -62
Black text
6.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #559bc8

#559bc8 is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 66.2% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 239°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.04:1 contrast and black text 6.91:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo (#579aca). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #559bc8 mixed with white

  1. 559bc8
  2. 67a5ce
  3. 79afd4
  4. 8ab9d9
  5. 9bc3df
  6. abcde4
  7. bcd7ea
  8. cde1ef
  9. ddebf5
  10. eef5fa

Darker: #559bc8 mixed with black

  1. 559bc8
  2. 4986ae
  3. 3d7294
  4. 315e7b
  5. 264b63
  6. 1c394c
  7. 112836
  8. 081821
  9. 02090f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #559bc8 with less saturation

  1. 559bc8
  2. 5d9ac3
  3. 649abe
  4. 6b99b8
  5. 7198b3
  6. 7898ae
  7. 7d97a8
  8. 8396a3
  9. 88959e
  10. 8e9498

Questions about #559bc8

What color is #559bc8?

#559bc8 is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo. In RGB it is rgb(85, 155, 200), in HSL hsl(203.48, 51.11%, 55.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.203% 0.09755 238.794).

What colors go well with #559bc8?

The complementary color of #559bc8 is #bf8454. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #38a3b3 and #7a90cf. The triadic partners are #c37992 and #8c9b54.

Is white or black text more readable on #559bc8?

Black text reads better on #559bc8: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and black gives 6.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #559bc8 a warm or cool color?

#559bc8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 239 degrees, its lightness 66.2% and its chroma 0.098.