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#5699cc color: Canadian Tuxedo

#5699cc is rgb(86, 153, 204) in RGB and oklch(65.975% 0.10253 243.201) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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206°
100%

66%
0.103
243°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.08:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.82:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #5699cc

#5699cc is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 66% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 243°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.08:1 contrast and black text 6.82:1, 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: #5699cc mixed with white

  1. 5699cc
  2. 68a3d1
  3. 79add7
  4. 8ab8dc
  5. 9bc2e1
  6. abcce7
  7. bcd6ec
  8. cde0f1
  9. ddeaf5
  10. eef5fa

Darker: #5699cc mixed with black

  1. 5699cc
  2. 4a84b1
  3. 3e7097
  4. 325d7e
  5. 274a65
  6. 1c384e
  7. 122737
  8. 081722
  9. 02080f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5699cc with less saturation

  1. 5699cc
  2. 5e99c6
  3. 6598c1
  4. 6b98bb
  5. 7197b5
  6. 7796b0
  7. 7d96aa
  8. 8395a4
  9. 88949e
  10. 8d9398

Questions about #5699cc

What color is #5699cc?

#5699cc is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo. In RGB it is rgb(86, 153, 204), in HSL hsl(205.93, 53.64%, 56.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.975% 0.10253 243.201).

What colors go well with #5699cc?

The complementary color of #5699cc is #be844c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #30a2b8 and #7e8dd1. The triadic partners are #c6778c and #869d53.

Is white or black text more readable on #5699cc?

Black text reads better on #5699cc: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and black gives 6.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5699cc a warm or cool color?

#5699cc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 243 degrees, its lightness 66% and its chroma 0.103.