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#588ec8 color: Delphinium Corsage

#588ec8 is rgb(88, 142, 200) in RGB and oklch(63.389% 0.10513 251.382) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

63.4%
0.105
251°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.43:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.12:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #588ec8

#588ec8 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.4% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 251°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.43:1 contrast and black text 6.12:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Delphinium Corsage (#4f92cd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #588ec8 mixed with white

  1. 588ec8
  2. 6999ce
  3. 79a4d4
  4. 8ab0da
  5. 9abbdf
  6. abc6e5
  7. bbd1ea
  8. ccddf0
  9. dde8f5
  10. eef4fa

Darker: #588ec8 mixed with black

  1. 588ec8
  2. 4b7bae
  3. 3f6894
  4. 33567b
  5. 284463
  6. 1d344c
  7. 122436
  8. 091521
  9. 03070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #588ec8 with less saturation

  1. 588ec8
  2. 5e8ec2
  3. 648ebc
  4. 698eb6
  5. 6e8db0
  6. 738daa
  7. 788da4
  8. 7d8c9d
  9. 818b97
  10. 868b91

Questions about #588ec8

What color is #588ec8?

#588ec8 is soft blue. The closest named color is Delphinium Corsage. In RGB it is rgb(88, 142, 200), in HSL hsl(211.07, 50.45%, 56.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.389% 0.10513 251.382).

What colors go well with #588ec8?

The complementary color of #588ec8 is #b27f3b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2a98b7 and #8082c9. The triadic partners are #c16e7a and #739752.

Is white or black text more readable on #588ec8?

White text reads better on #588ec8: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and black gives 6.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #588ec8 a warm or cool color?

#588ec8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 251 degrees, its lightness 63.4% and its chroma 0.105.