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#568dc3 color: Danube

#568dc3 is rgb(86, 141, 195) in RGB and oklch(62.818% 0.10073 249.29) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

62.8%
0.101
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.50:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.99:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #568dc3

#568dc3 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.8% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.5:1 contrast and black text 5.99:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Danube (#5b89c0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #568dc3 mixed with white

  1. 568dc3
  2. 6798c9
  3. 78a4d0
  4. 89afd6
  5. 99badc
  6. aac6e2
  7. bbd1e8
  8. ccdcee
  9. dde8f4
  10. eef3f9

Darker: #568dc3 mixed with black

  1. 568dc3
  2. 4a7aa9
  3. 3e6790
  4. 325578
  5. 274460
  6. 1c334a
  7. 122334
  8. 081420
  9. 02070e
  10. 000102

Calmer: #568dc3 with less saturation

  1. 568dc3
  2. 5c8dbd
  3. 628db8
  4. 678cb2
  5. 6c8cac
  6. 718ca6
  7. 768ba0
  8. 7b8b9b
  9. 808a95
  10. 84898f

Questions about #568dc3

What color is #568dc3?

#568dc3 is soft blue. The closest named color is Danube. In RGB it is rgb(86, 141, 195), in HSL hsl(209.72, 47.6%, 55.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.818% 0.10073 249.29).

What colors go well with #568dc3?

The complementary color of #568dc3 is #b07d3f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2d97b2 and #7c82c5. The triadic partners are #bd6e7b and #759551.

Is white or black text more readable on #568dc3?

White text reads better on #568dc3: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and black gives 5.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #568dc3 a warm or cool color?

#568dc3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 62.8% and its chroma 0.101.