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#559fbe color: Dupain

#559fbe is rgb(85, 159, 190) in RGB and oklch(66.691% 0.0868 227.514) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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198°
100%

66.7%
0.087
228°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.96:1Hard to read
Lc -61
Black text
7.09:1Readable · AA
Lc 48

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About #559fbe

#559fbe is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 66.7% lightness, 0.087 chroma and a hue of 228°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.96:1 contrast and black text 7.09:1, 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: #559fbe mixed with white

  1. 559fbe
  2. 68a9c5
  3. 79b2cb
  4. 8abcd2
  5. 9bc5d8
  6. accfdf
  7. bcd8e5
  8. cde2ec
  9. deecf2
  10. eef5f9

Darker: #559fbe mixed with black

  1. 559fbe
  2. 498aa5
  3. 3d758c
  4. 316175
  5. 264d5e
  6. 1c3b48
  7. 112933
  8. 08181f
  9. 02090d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #559fbe with less saturation

  1. 559fbe
  2. 5d9eba
  3. 659db6
  4. 6c9cb2
  5. 729bae
  6. 799aa9
  7. 7f99a5
  8. 8498a1
  9. 8a979d
  10. 8f9598

Questions about #559fbe

What color is #559fbe?

#559fbe is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Dupain. In RGB it is rgb(85, 159, 190), in HSL hsl(197.71, 44.68%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.691% 0.0868 227.514).

What colors go well with #559fbe?

The complementary color of #559fbe is #c18465. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #49a5a7 and #7296ca. The triadic partners are #bc7e9e and #9a9857.

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

Black text reads better on #559fbe: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and black gives 7.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #559fbe a warm or cool color?

#559fbe is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 228 degrees, its lightness 66.7% and its chroma 0.087.