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#5281FF

#5281ff ≈ United Nations Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5281ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 50.59% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.84% cyan, 49.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 223.7°, with 100% saturation and 66.08% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 6.21.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2471

Complementary

  1. #5281ff
  2. #ffd052

Split complementary

  1. #5281ff
  2. #ff7a52
  3. #d8ff52

Analogous

  1. #52d8ff
  2. #5281ff
  3. #7a52ff

Triadic

  1. #5281ff
  2. #ff5281
  3. #81ff52

Tetradic

  1. #5281ff
  2. #d052ff
  3. #ffd052
  4. #81ff52

Square

  1. #5281ff
  2. #ff52d8
  3. #ffd052
  4. #52ff7a

Monochromatic

  1. #0032b8
  2. #0649ff
  3. #5281ff
  4. #9fb9ff
  5. #ebf0ff

Shades

#5281ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5281ff
  2. #4a74e6
  3. #4267cc
  4. #395ab3
  5. #314d99
  6. #294180
  7. #213466
  8. #19274d
  9. #101a33
  10. #080d1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#5281ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5281ff
  2. #638eff
  3. #759aff
  4. #86a7ff
  5. #97b3ff
  6. #a9c0ff
  7. #bacdff
  8. #cbd9ff
  9. #dce6ff
  10. #eef2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5281ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5281ff
  2. #5781f2
  3. #5b81e6
  4. #6081d9
  5. #6481cc
  6. #6981c0
  7. #6e80b3
  8. #7280a6
  9. #778099
  10. #7b808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7685c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3891ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0081fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009fb4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #448bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f81fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0094d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5281ff {
  color: #5281ff;
}
Background
.bg-5281ff {
  background-color: #5281ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5281ff {
  border: 2px solid #5281ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5281ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 129 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 100% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5281ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5281ff, #7a52ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5281ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 129 255 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.21 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.38 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.51 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.55 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.94 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.12 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.27 #ad7e00 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#5281ff  rgb(82, 129, 255)  hsl(224, 100%, 66%)  United Nations Blue
#ffd052  rgb(255, 208, 82)  hsl(44, 100%, 66%)  Sunglow
#ff5281  rgb(255, 82, 129)  hsl(344, 100%, 66%)  French Rose
#81ff52  rgb(129, 255, 82)  hsl(104, 100%, 66%)  Lawn Green