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#579bc7 color: Canadian Tuxedo

#579bc7 is rgb(87, 155, 199) in RGB and oklch(66.245% 0.09537 238.827) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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204°
100%

66.2%
0.095
239°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.04:1Hard to read
Lc -62
Black text
6.92:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #579bc7

#579bc7 is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 66.2% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 239°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.04:1 contrast and black text 6.92:1, 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: #579bc7 mixed with white

  1. 579bc7
  2. 69a5cd
  3. 7aafd3
  4. 8bb9d8
  5. 9cc3de
  6. accde4
  7. bdd7e9
  8. cde1ef
  9. deebf4
  10. eef5fa

Darker: #579bc7 mixed with black

  1. 579bc7
  2. 4b86ad
  3. 3e7293
  4. 335e7a
  5. 274b62
  6. 1c394c
  7. 122836
  8. 081821
  9. 03090e
  10. 000102

Calmer: #579bc7 with less saturation

  1. 579bc7
  2. 5f9ac2
  3. 669abd
  4. 6c99b8
  5. 7298b3
  6. 7898ad
  7. 7e97a8
  8. 8396a3
  9. 89959e
  10. 8e9498

Questions about #579bc7

What color is #579bc7?

#579bc7 is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo. In RGB it is rgb(87, 155, 199), in HSL hsl(203.57, 50%, 56.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.245% 0.09537 238.827).

What colors go well with #579bc7?

The complementary color of #579bc7 is #bf8455. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3ca3b2 and #7b90ce. The triadic partners are #c37a92 and #8d9b56.

Is white or black text more readable on #579bc7?

Black text reads better on #579bc7: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and black gives 6.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #579bc7 a warm or cool color?

#579bc7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 239 degrees, its lightness 66.2% and its chroma 0.095.