Havelock Blue Color
Havelock Blue is a blue color with hex code #5590D9. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with havelock blue, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Havelock Blue Color Values
What Does Havelock Blue Mean?
Havelock Blue belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Havelock Blue sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Havelock Blue is classified as a blue (nearest centroid: brilliant blue, #4997D0).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Havelock Blue
Havelock Blue and #D89D55 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #55D2D8 and #5B55D8, which sit beside havelock blue on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair havelock blue with triadic partners #D85590 and #90D855. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Danube —
#6093D1(Delta E 7) - Dark Sky Blue —
#448EE4(Delta E 8) - Cerulean —
#0485D1(Delta E 9) - Water Blue —
#0E87CC(Delta E 9) - CornflowerBlue —
#6495ED(Delta E 9)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #5590D9; }
.background { background-color: #5590D9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5590D9; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #5590D940; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for havelock blue?
Havelock Blue has the hex code #5590D9. In RGB notation it is rgb(85, 144, 217), in HSL it is hsl(213, 63%, 59%), and its OKLCH value is 0.646, 0.126, 254.7.
What does the color havelock blue mean?
Blue-family colors like havelock blue carry distinct psychological associations. Havelock Blue belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Havelock Blue sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with havelock blue?
Havelock Blue has three easy routes: its complement #D89D55 for punch, its neighbors #55D2D8 and #5B55D8 for something calmer, or triadic partners #D85590 and #90D855 when you want energy.
Is havelock blue a standard web color?
No — Havelock Blue is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #5590D9 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make havelock blue lighter or darker?
To lighten havelock blue, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #E2ECF8 (lightest tint) to #09182A (darkest shade).
About Havelock Blue
Havelock Blue is classified as a Blue in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Blue hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #5590D9 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.