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#579bcc color: Canadian Tuxedo

#579bcc is rgb(87, 155, 204) in RGB and oklch(66.475% 0.10072 241.747) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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205°
100%

66.5%
0.101
242°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.01:1Hard to read
Lc -62
Black text
6.97:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #579bcc

#579bcc is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 66.5% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 242°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.01:1 contrast and black text 6.97:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo (#579aca). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #579bcc mixed with white

  1. 579bcc
  2. 69a5d1
  3. 7aafd7
  4. 8bb9dc
  5. 9cc3e1
  6. accde7
  7. bdd7ec
  8. cde1f1
  9. deebf5
  10. eef5fa

Darker: #579bcc mixed with black

  1. 579bcc
  2. 4b86b1
  3. 3e7297
  4. 335e7e
  5. 274b65
  6. 1c394e
  7. 122837
  8. 081822
  9. 03090f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #579bcc with less saturation

  1. 579bcc
  2. 5f9bc7
  3. 669ac1
  4. 6c99bb
  5. 7399b6
  6. 7998b0
  7. 7e97ab
  8. 8496a5
  9. 89959f
  10. 8e9599

Questions about #579bcc

What color is #579bcc?

#579bcc is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo. In RGB it is rgb(87, 155, 204), in HSL hsl(205.13, 53.42%, 57.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.475% 0.10072 241.747).

What colors go well with #579bcc?

The complementary color of #579bcc is #c08550. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #35a4b7 and #7e90d2. The triadic partners are #c7798f and #899d55.

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

Black text reads better on #579bcc: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and black gives 6.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #579bcc a warm or cool color?

#579bcc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 242 degrees, its lightness 66.5% and its chroma 0.101.