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#5999cd color: Canadian Tuxedo

#5999cd is rgb(89, 153, 205) in RGB and oklch(66.158% 0.10207 244.731) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

66.2%
0.102
245°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.06:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.86:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #5999cd

#5999cd is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 66.2% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 245°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.06:1 contrast and black text 6.86:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo (#579aca). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #5999cd mixed with white

  1. 5999cd
  2. 6aa3d2
  3. 7badd8
  4. 8cb8dd
  5. 9cc2e2
  6. adcce7
  7. bdd6ec
  8. cde0f1
  9. deeaf6
  10. eef5fa

Darker: #5999cd mixed with black

  1. 5999cd
  2. 4c84b2
  3. 407098
  4. 345d7e
  5. 284a66
  6. 1d384e
  7. 132738
  8. 091723
  9. 03080f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5999cd with less saturation

  1. 5999cd
  2. 6099c7
  3. 6798c2
  4. 6d98bc
  5. 7397b6
  6. 7997b0
  7. 7e96aa
  8. 8495a5
  9. 89949f
  10. 8e9399

Questions about #5999cd

What color is #5999cd?

#5999cd is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo. In RGB it is rgb(89, 153, 205), in HSL hsl(206.9, 53.7%, 57.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.158% 0.10207 244.731).

What colors go well with #5999cd?

The complementary color of #5999cd is #be854b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #33a2b9 and #808dd1. The triadic partners are #c7778a and #859e55.

Is white or black text more readable on #5999cd?

Black text reads better on #5999cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and black gives 6.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5999cd a warm or cool color?

#5999cd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 245 degrees, its lightness 66.2% and its chroma 0.102.