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#559fbc color: Dupain

#559fbc is rgb(85, 159, 188) in RGB and oklch(66.608% 0.08524 225.843) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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197°
100%

66.6%
0.085
226°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.97:1Hard to read
Lc -61
Black text
7.07:1Readable · AA
Lc 48

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About #559fbc

#559fbc is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 66.6% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 226°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.97:1 contrast and black text 7.07:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Dupain (#58a0bc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #559fbc mixed with white

  1. 559fbc
  2. 68a9c3
  3. 79b2ca
  4. 8abcd0
  5. 9bc5d7
  6. accfde
  7. bcd8e4
  8. cde2eb
  9. deecf2
  10. eef5f8

Darker: #559fbc mixed with black

  1. 559fbc
  2. 498aa3
  3. 3d758b
  4. 316173
  5. 264d5d
  6. 1c3b47
  7. 112932
  8. 08181f
  9. 02090d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #559fbc with less saturation

  1. 559fbc
  2. 5d9eb8
  3. 659db4
  4. 6c9cb0
  5. 729bac
  6. 799aa8
  7. 7e99a4
  8. 8498a0
  9. 8a969c
  10. 8f9598

Questions about #559fbc

What color is #559fbc?

#559fbc is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Dupain. In RGB it is rgb(85, 159, 188), in HSL hsl(196.89, 43.46%, 53.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.608% 0.08524 225.843).

What colors go well with #559fbc?

The complementary color of #559fbc is #c08467. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4ba4a5 and #7196c8. The triadic partners are #ba7f9f and #9b9758.

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

Black text reads better on #559fbc: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and black gives 7.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #559fbc a warm or cool color?

#559fbc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 226 degrees, its lightness 66.6% and its chroma 0.085.