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#588cd9 color: Blue Jay

#588cd9 is rgb(88, 140, 217) in RGB and oklch(63.839% 0.12914 258.057) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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216°
100%

63.8%
0.129
258°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 15%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.40:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.17:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #588cd9

#588cd9 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.8% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 258°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.4:1 contrast and black text 6.17:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #588cd9 mixed with white

  1. 588cd9
  2. 6998de
  3. 79a3e2
  4. 89afe6
  5. 9abaea
  6. aac6ee
  7. bbd1f2
  8. ccddf5
  9. dde8f9
  10. eef4fc

Darker: #588cd9 mixed with black

  1. 588cd9
  2. 4b79bc
  3. 3f67a1
  4. 335586
  5. 28436c
  6. 1d3353
  7. 12233b
  8. 091425
  9. 030711
  10. 000102

Calmer: #588cd9 with less saturation

  1. 588cd9
  2. 5e8cd2
  3. 648dca
  4. 698dc2
  5. 6e8dbb
  6. 738db3
  7. 788dab
  8. 7d8da4
  9. 828c9c
  10. 878c94

Questions about #588cd9

What color is #588cd9?

#588cd9 is soft blue. The closest named color is Blue Jay. In RGB it is rgb(88, 140, 217), in HSL hsl(215.81, 62.93%, 59.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.839% 0.12914 258.057).

What colors go well with #588cd9?

The complementary color of #588cd9 is #b68011. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009ac9 and #897dd5. The triadic partners are #ce686e and #629e4d.

Is white or black text more readable on #588cd9?

White text reads better on #588cd9: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and black gives 6.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #588cd9 a warm or cool color?

#588cd9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 258 degrees, its lightness 63.8% and its chroma 0.129.