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#5481EA

#5481ea ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5481ea is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.94% red, 50.59% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.1% cyan, 44.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 222°, with 78.12% saturation and 62.35% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 5.58.

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Relative luminance0.2353

Complementary

  1. #5481ea
  2. #eabd54

Split complementary

  1. #5481ea
  2. #ea7254
  3. #ccea54

Analogous

  1. #54ccea
  2. #5481ea
  3. #7254ea

Triadic

  1. #5481ea
  2. #ea5481
  3. #81ea54

Tetradic

  1. #5481ea
  2. #bd54ea
  3. #eabd54
  4. #81ea54

Square

  1. #5481ea
  2. #ea54cc
  3. #eabd54
  4. #54ea72

Monochromatic

  1. #123993
  2. #1a53d7
  3. #5481ea
  4. #98b3f2
  5. #dce5fb

Shades

#5481ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5481ea
  2. #4c74d3
  3. #4367bb
  4. #3b5aa4
  5. #324d8c
  6. #2a4175
  7. #22345e
  8. #192746
  9. #111a2f
  10. #080d17
  11. #000000

Tints

#5481ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5481ea
  2. #658eec
  3. #769aee
  4. #87a7f0
  5. #98b3f2
  6. #aac0f5
  7. #bbcdf7
  8. #ccd9f9
  9. #dde6fb
  10. #eef2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5481ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5481ea
  2. #5881df
  3. #5d81d5
  4. #6181ca
  5. #6681c0
  6. #6a81b5
  7. #6e80aa
  8. #7380a0
  9. #778095
  10. #7c808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7584b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e8dee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #347fe8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0099aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5088ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4380e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0d90c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5481ea {
  color: #5481ea;
}
Background
.bg-5481ea {
  background-color: #5481ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5481ea {
  border: 2px solid #5481ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5481ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 129 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 78% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5481ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5481ea, #7254ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5481ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 129 234 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.58 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.66 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.26 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.34 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.37 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.00 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.69 #ab7e15 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#5481ea  rgb(84, 129, 234)  hsl(222, 78%, 62%)  Glaucous
#eabd54  rgb(234, 189, 84)  hsl(42, 78%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#ea5481  rgb(234, 84, 129)  hsl(342, 78%, 62%)  Blush
#81ea54  rgb(129, 234, 84)  hsl(102, 78%, 62%)  Inchworm