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#589dbc color: Rushing Rapids

#589dbc is rgb(88, 157, 188) in RGB and oklch(66.272% 0.0836 229.017) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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199°
100%

66.3%
0.084
229°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.02:1Hard to read
Lc -62
Black text
6.96:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #589dbc

#589dbc is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 66.3% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 229°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.02:1 contrast and black text 6.96:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Rushing Rapids (#549eb9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #589dbc mixed with white

  1. 589dbc
  2. 6aa7c3
  3. 7bb0ca
  4. 8cbad0
  5. 9cc4d7
  6. adcede
  7. bdd7e4
  8. cde1eb
  9. deebf2
  10. eef5f8

Darker: #589dbc mixed with black

  1. 589dbc
  2. 4b88a3
  3. 3f738b
  4. 335f73
  5. 284c5d
  6. 1d3a47
  7. 122832
  8. 09181f
  9. 03090d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #589dbc with less saturation

  1. 589dbc
  2. 609cb8
  3. 669bb4
  4. 6d9ab0
  5. 7399ac
  6. 7998a8
  7. 7f97a4
  8. 84969f
  9. 89959b
  10. 8e9497

Questions about #589dbc

What color is #589dbc?

#589dbc is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Rushing Rapids. In RGB it is rgb(88, 157, 188), in HSL hsl(198.6, 42.74%, 54.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.272% 0.0836 229.017).

What colors go well with #589dbc?

The complementary color of #589dbc is #bd8465. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4ca3a6 and #7494c6. The triadic partners are #ba7e9b and #979759.

Is white or black text more readable on #589dbc?

Black text reads better on #589dbc: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and black gives 6.96:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #589dbc a warm or cool color?

#589dbc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 229 degrees, its lightness 66.3% and its chroma 0.084.