Skip to the color picker

#659db2 color: Dolphin Daze

#659db2 is rgb(101, 157, 178) in RGB and oklch(66.505% 0.06647 223.739) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

196°
100%

66.5%
0.066
224°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Slate
  • slate-400
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.99:1Hard to read
Lc -62
Black text
7.02:1Readable · AA
Lc 48

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #659db2

#659db2 is a dusty sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 66.5% lightness, 0.066 chroma and a hue of 224°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.99:1 contrast and black text 7.02:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Dolphin Daze (#659fb5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #659db2 mixed with white

  1. 659db2
  2. 75a7ba
  3. 84b0c1
  4. 93bac9
  5. a3c4d1
  6. b2cdd8
  7. c1d7e0
  8. d1e1e8
  9. e0ebef
  10. eff5f7

Darker: #659db2 mixed with black

  1. 659db2
  2. 57889a
  3. 497383
  4. 3c5f6d
  5. 2f4c57
  6. 223a43
  7. 17282f
  8. 0c181d
  9. 03090c
  10. 000101

Calmer: #659db2 with less saturation

  1. 659db2
  2. 6b9caf
  3. 709bac
  4. 759aa9
  5. 7a9aa6
  6. 7e99a3
  7. 8398a0
  8. 87979d
  9. 8b969a
  10. 909597

Questions about #659db2

What color is #659db2?

#659db2 is dusty sky blue. The closest named color is Dolphin Daze. In RGB it is rgb(101, 157, 178), in HSL hsl(196.36, 33.33%, 54.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.505% 0.06647 223.739).

What colors go well with #659db2?

The complementary color of #659db2 is #b78773. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #60a19f and #7796bc. The triadic partners are #b2849e and #9a9666.

Is white or black text more readable on #659db2?

Black text reads better on #659db2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and black gives 7.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #659db2 a warm or cool color?

#659db2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 224 degrees, its lightness 66.5% and its chroma 0.066.