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#5481E2

#5481e2 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5481e2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.94% red, 50.59% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.83% cyan, 42.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 220.99°, with 71% saturation and 60.78% 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.84.

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Relative luminance0.2308

Complementary

  1. #5481e2
  2. #e2b554

Split complementary

  1. #5481e2
  2. #e26e54
  3. #c8e254

Analogous

  1. #54c8e2
  2. #5481e2
  3. #6e54e2

Triadic

  1. #5481e2
  2. #e25481
  3. #81e254

Tetradic

  1. #5481e2
  2. #b554e2
  3. #e2b554
  4. #81e254

Square

  1. #5481e2
  2. #e254c8
  3. #e2b554
  4. #54e26e

Monochromatic

  1. #173a86
  2. #2256c8
  3. #5481e2
  4. #95b1ed
  5. #d7e1f8

Shades

#5481e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5481e2
  2. #4c74cb
  3. #4367b5
  4. #3b5a9e
  5. #324d88
  6. #2a4171
  7. #22345a
  8. #192744
  9. #111a2d
  10. #080d17
  11. #000000

Tints

#5481e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5481e2
  2. #658ee5
  3. #769ae8
  4. #87a7eb
  5. #98b3ee
  6. #aac0f1
  7. #bbcdf3
  8. #ccd9f6
  9. #dde6f9
  10. #eef2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5481e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5481e2
  2. #5881d8
  3. #5d81ce
  4. #6181c5
  5. #6681bb
  6. #6a81b1
  7. #6e80a7
  8. #73809d
  9. #778094
  10. #7c808a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7483b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #548be6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e7ee0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0097a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5487e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #487fe1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1a8fc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5481e2 {
  color: #5481e2;
}
Background
.bg-5481e2 {
  background-color: #5481e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5481e2 {
  border: 2px solid #5481e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5481e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 129 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 71% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5481e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5481e2, #6e54e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5481e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 129 226 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.84 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.60 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.62 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.41 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.46 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.68 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.04 #ab7e1d Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#5481e2  rgb(84, 129, 226)  hsl(221, 71%, 61%)  Glaucous
#e2b554  rgb(226, 181, 84)  hsl(41, 71%, 61%)  Meat Brown
#e25481  rgb(226, 84, 129)  hsl(341, 71%, 61%)  Blush
#81e254  rgb(129, 226, 84)  hsl(101, 71%, 61%)  Pastel Green