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#5488EC

#5488ec ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5488ec is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.94% red, 53.33% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.41% cyan, 42.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 219.47°, with 80% saturation and 62.75% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 3.29.

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Relative luminance0.2555

Complementary

  1. #5488ec
  2. #ecb854

Split complementary

  1. #5488ec
  2. #ec6c54
  3. #d4ec54

Analogous

  1. #54d4ec
  2. #5488ec
  3. #6c54ec

Triadic

  1. #5488ec
  2. #ec5488
  3. #88ec54

Tetradic

  1. #5488ec
  2. #b854ec
  3. #ecb854
  4. #88ec54

Square

  1. #5488ec
  2. #ec54d4
  3. #ecb854
  4. #54ec6c

Monochromatic

  1. #113e96
  2. #185bdb
  3. #5488ec
  4. #99b8f4
  5. #dee8fb

Shades

#5488ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5488ec
  2. #4c7ad4
  3. #436dbd
  4. #3b5fa5
  5. #32528e
  6. #2a4476
  7. #22365e
  8. #192947
  9. #111b2f
  10. #080e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#5488ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5488ec
  2. #6594ee
  3. #76a0f0
  4. #87acf2
  5. #98b8f4
  6. #aac4f6
  7. #bbcff7
  8. #ccdbf9
  9. #dde7fb
  10. #eef3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5488ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5488ec
  2. #5887e1
  3. #5d86d6
  4. #6186cc
  5. #6685c1
  6. #6a84b6
  7. #6e83ab
  8. #7382a0
  9. #778296
  10. #7c818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7889ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5992f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4184ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009fae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #578eee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4986eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0396ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5488ec {
  color: #5488ec;
}
Background
.bg-5488ec {
  background-color: #5488ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5488ec {
  border: 2px solid #5488ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5488ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 136 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 80% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5488ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5488ec, #6c54ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5488ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 136 236 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.29 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.04 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.23 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.65 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.21 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.88 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.69 #ab7713 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#5488ec  rgb(84, 136, 236)  hsl(219, 80%, 63%)  United Nations Blue
#ecb854  rgb(236, 184, 84)  hsl(39, 80%, 63%)  Meat Brown
#ec5488  rgb(236, 84, 136)  hsl(339, 80%, 63%)  French Rose
#88ec54  rgb(136, 236, 84)  hsl(99, 80%, 63%)  Inchworm