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#5885ce color: Berlin Blue

#5885ce is rgb(88, 133, 206) in RGB and oklch(61.715% 0.12184 259.673) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

61.7%
0.122
260°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.71:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.66:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #5885ce

#5885ce is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.7% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.71:1 contrast and black text 5.66:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Berlin Blue (#5588cc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #5885ce mixed with white

  1. 5885ce
  2. 6891d4
  3. 789dd9
  4. 89aade
  5. 99b6e3
  6. aac2e8
  7. baceed
  8. cbdaf2
  9. dce6f6
  10. eef3fb

Darker: #5885ce mixed with black

  1. 5885ce
  2. 4b73b3
  3. 3f6198
  4. 33507f
  5. 284066
  6. 1d304e
  7. 122138
  8. 091323
  9. 03060f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5885ce with less saturation

  1. 5885ce
  2. 5d85c7
  3. 6286c0
  4. 6786b9
  5. 6b86b2
  6. 7086aa
  7. 7486a3
  8. 79869c
  9. 7d8694
  10. 81868d

Questions about #5885ce

What color is #5885ce?

#5885ce is soft blue. The closest named color is Berlin Blue. In RGB it is rgb(88, 133, 206), in HSL hsl(217.12, 54.63%, 57.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.715% 0.12184 259.673).

What colors go well with #5885ce?

The complementary color of #5885ce is #ac7c16. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0492c0 and #8477c9. The triadic partners are #c46467 and #5c974d.

Is white or black text more readable on #5885ce?

White text reads better on #5885ce: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and black gives 5.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5885ce a warm or cool color?

#5885ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 61.7% and its chroma 0.122.