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#559ee2 color: Perfect Days

#559ee2 is rgb(85, 158, 226) in RGB and oklch(68.136% 0.12488 248.607) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

68.1%
0.125
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • blue-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.85:1Hard to read
Lc -60
Black text
7.38:1Readable · AA
Lc 50

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About #559ee2

#559ee2 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 68.1% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.85:1 contrast and black text 7.38:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Perfect Days (#49a0e7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-400.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #559ee2 mixed with white

  1. 559ee2
  2. 67a8e6
  3. 79b2e9
  4. 8abcec
  5. 9bc5ef
  6. accff2
  7. bcd9f5
  8. cde2f8
  9. deecfa
  10. eef5fd

Darker: #559ee2 mixed with black

  1. 559ee2
  2. 4989c4
  3. 3d74a8
  4. 31608c
  5. 264d71
  6. 1c3a57
  7. 11293e
  8. 081827
  9. 020912
  10. 000103

Calmer: #559ee2 with less saturation

  1. 559ee2
  2. 5e9edb
  3. 669ed4
  4. 6d9dcd
  5. 749dc5
  6. 7b9cbe
  7. 819cb7
  8. 879baf
  9. 8d9aa8
  10. 939aa0

Questions about #559ee2

What color is #559ee2?

#559ee2 is bright blue. The closest named color is Perfect Days. In RGB it is rgb(85, 158, 226), in HSL hsl(208.94, 70.85%, 60.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.136% 0.12488 248.607).

What colors go well with #559ee2?

The complementary color of #559ee2 is #ca8937. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00aacc and #8890e4. The triadic partners are #d97689 and #81a74f.

Is white or black text more readable on #559ee2?

Black text reads better on #559ee2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and black gives 7.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #559ee2 a warm or cool color?

#559ee2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 68.1% and its chroma 0.125.