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#588dca color: Blue Dart

#588dca is rgb(88, 141, 202) in RGB and oklch(63.266% 0.10856 252.942) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

63.3%
0.109
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.46:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.08:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #588dca

#588dca is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.3% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.46:1 contrast and black text 6.08:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Dart (#518fd1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #588dca mixed with white

  1. 588dca
  2. 6998d0
  3. 79a4d6
  4. 8aafdb
  5. 9abae1
  6. abc6e6
  7. bbd1eb
  8. ccddf0
  9. dde8f5
  10. eef3fa

Darker: #588dca mixed with black

  1. 588dca
  2. 4b7aaf
  3. 3f6795
  4. 33557c
  5. 284464
  6. 1d334d
  7. 122337
  8. 091422
  9. 03070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #588dca with less saturation

  1. 588dca
  2. 5e8dc4
  3. 638dbe
  4. 698db7
  5. 6e8db1
  6. 738cab
  7. 788ca4
  8. 7c8c9e
  9. 818b97
  10. 858a91

Questions about #588dca

What color is #588dca?

#588dca is soft blue. The closest named color is Blue Dart. In RGB it is rgb(88, 141, 202), in HSL hsl(212.11, 51.82%, 56.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.266% 0.10856 252.942).

What colors go well with #588dca?

The complementary color of #588dca is #b27f36. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2598ba and #8181ca. The triadic partners are #c26d77 and #709851.

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

White text reads better on #588dca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and black gives 6.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #588dca a warm or cool color?

#588dca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 63.3% and its chroma 0.109.