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#5699cd color: Canadian Tuxedo

#5699cd is rgb(86, 153, 205) in RGB and oklch(66.023% 0.10366 243.716) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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206°
100%

66%
0.104
244°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.07:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.83:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #5699cd

#5699cd is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 66% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 244°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.07:1 contrast and black text 6.83:1, 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: #5699cd mixed with white

  1. 5699cd
  2. 68a3d2
  3. 79add8
  4. 8ab8dd
  5. 9bc2e2
  6. abcce7
  7. bcd6ec
  8. cde0f1
  9. ddebf6
  10. eef5fa

Darker: #5699cd mixed with black

  1. 5699cd
  2. 4a84b2
  3. 3e7098
  4. 325d7e
  5. 274a66
  6. 1c384e
  7. 122738
  8. 081723
  9. 02080f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5699cd with less saturation

  1. 5699cd
  2. 5e99c7
  3. 6598c2
  4. 6b98bc
  5. 7197b6
  6. 7796b0
  7. 7d96aa
  8. 8395a4
  9. 88949e
  10. 8d9398

Questions about #5699cd

What color is #5699cd?

#5699cd is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo. In RGB it is rgb(86, 153, 205), in HSL hsl(206.22, 54.34%, 57.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.023% 0.10366 243.716).

What colors go well with #5699cd?

The complementary color of #5699cd is #bf844a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2fa2b9 and #7e8dd2. The triadic partners are #c7768b and #859d53.

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

Black text reads better on #5699cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and black gives 6.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5699cd a warm or cool color?

#5699cd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 244 degrees, its lightness 66% and its chroma 0.104.