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#5899cc color: Canadian Tuxedo

#5899cc is rgb(88, 153, 204) in RGB and oklch(66.065% 0.10146 243.874) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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206°
100%

66.1%
0.101
244°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.07:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.84:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #5899cc

#5899cc is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 66.1% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 244°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.07:1 contrast and black text 6.84:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo (#579aca). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #5899cc mixed with white

  1. 5899cc
  2. 6aa3d1
  3. 7badd7
  4. 8bb8dc
  5. 9cc2e1
  6. accce7
  7. bdd6ec
  8. cde0f1
  9. deeaf5
  10. eef5fa

Darker: #5899cc mixed with black

  1. 5899cc
  2. 4b84b1
  3. 3f7097
  4. 335d7e
  5. 284a65
  6. 1d384e
  7. 122737
  8. 091722
  9. 03080f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5899cc with less saturation

  1. 5899cc
  2. 5f99c6
  3. 6698c1
  4. 6c98bb
  5. 7297b5
  6. 7896b0
  7. 7e96aa
  8. 8395a4
  9. 88949e
  10. 8d9398

Questions about #5899cc

What color is #5899cc?

#5899cc is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo. In RGB it is rgb(88, 153, 204), in HSL hsl(206.38, 53.21%, 57.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.065% 0.10146 243.874).

What colors go well with #5899cc?

The complementary color of #5899cc is #be844c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #33a2b8 and #7f8ed1. The triadic partners are #c6778b and #869d55.

Is white or black text more readable on #5899cc?

Black text reads better on #5899cc: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and black gives 6.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5899cc a warm or cool color?

#5899cc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 244 degrees, its lightness 66.1% and its chroma 0.101.