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#5375BC

#5375bc ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5375bc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 45.88% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.85% cyan, 37.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 220.57°, with 43.93% saturation and 53.14% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.73.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1819

Complementary

  1. #5375bc
  2. #bc9a53

Split complementary

  1. #5375bc
  2. #bc6653
  3. #aabc53

Analogous

  1. #53aabc
  2. #5375bc
  3. #6653bc

Triadic

  1. #5375bc
  2. #bc5375
  3. #75bc53

Tetradic

  1. #5375bc
  2. #9a53bc
  3. #bc9a53
  4. #75bc53

Square

  1. #5375bc
  2. #bc53aa
  3. #bc9a53
  4. #53bc66

Monochromatic

  1. #213255
  2. #37528c
  3. #5375bc
  4. #8aa1d1
  5. #c1cde7

Shades

#5375bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5375bc
  2. #4b69a9
  3. #425e96
  4. #3a5284
  5. #324671
  6. #2a3b5e
  7. #212f4b
  8. #192338
  9. #111726
  10. #080c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#5375bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5375bc
  2. #6483c3
  3. #7591c9
  4. #879ed0
  5. #98acd7
  6. #a9bade
  7. #bac8e4
  8. #cbd6eb
  9. #dde3f2
  10. #eef1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5375bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5375bc
  2. #5876b6
  3. #5c77b0
  4. #6178aa
  5. #6579a4
  6. #6a7b9e
  7. #6e7c98
  8. #737d92
  9. #777e8c
  10. #7c7f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a7697 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #587bbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b72ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #10858f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5679be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e73bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #377fa3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5375bc {
  color: #5375bc;
}
Background
.bg-5375bc {
  background-color: #5375bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5375bc {
  border: 2px solid #5375bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5375bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 117 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 44% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5375bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5375bc, #6653bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5375bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 117 188 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.73 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.15 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.85 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.72 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.80 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.25 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.42 #ac8a43 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#5375bc  rgb(83, 117, 188)  hsl(221, 44%, 53%)  Glaucous
#bc9a53  rgb(188, 154, 83)  hsl(41, 44%, 53%)  Camel
#bc5375  rgb(188, 83, 117)  hsl(341, 44%, 53%)  Telemagenta
#75bc53  rgb(117, 188, 83)  hsl(101, 44%, 53%)  Mantis