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#579DED

#579ded ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#579ded is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.12% red, 61.57% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.29% cyan, 33.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 212°, with 80.65% saturation and 63.53% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.3225

Complementary

  1. #579ded
  2. #eda757

Split complementary

  1. #579ded
  2. #ed5c57
  3. #e8ed57

Analogous

  1. #57e8ed
  2. #579ded
  3. #5c57ed

Triadic

  1. #579ded
  2. #ed579d
  3. #9ded57

Tetradic

  1. #579ded
  2. #a757ed
  3. #eda757
  4. #9ded57

Square

  1. #579ded
  2. #ed57e8
  3. #eda757
  4. #57ed5c

Monochromatic

  1. #11519a
  2. #1875e0
  3. #579ded
  4. #9cc5f4
  5. #e1eefc

Shades

#579ded mixed progressively with black.

  1. #579ded
  2. #4e8dd5
  3. #467ebe
  4. #3d6ea6
  5. #345e8e
  6. #2c4f77
  7. #233f5f
  8. #1a2f47
  9. #111f2f
  10. #091018
  11. #000000

Tints

#579ded mixed progressively with white.

  1. #579ded
  2. #68a7ef
  3. #79b1f1
  4. #89baf2
  5. #9ac4f4
  6. #abcef6
  7. #bcd8f8
  8. #cde2fa
  9. #ddebfb
  10. #eef5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#579ded mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #579ded
  2. #5b9ae2
  3. #5f97d7
  4. #6394cc
  5. #6791c1
  6. #6c8fb7
  7. #708cac
  8. #7489a1
  9. #788696
  10. #7c838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #849bc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7aa2f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6693eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00afba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6ea0ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6097ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0ca8d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-579ded {
  color: #579ded;
}
Background
.bg-579ded {
  background-color: #579ded;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-579ded {
  border: 2px solid #579ded;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #579ded;
  --color-primary-rgb: 87 157 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 81% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-579ded {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #579ded, #5c57ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-579ded {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(87 157 237 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.99 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.22 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.39 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 4.96 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.99 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.63 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.34 #a86212 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#579ded  rgb(87, 157, 237)  hsl(212, 81%, 64%)  United Nations Blue
#eda757  rgb(237, 167, 87)  hsl(32, 81%, 64%)  Indian Yellow
#ed579d  rgb(237, 87, 157)  hsl(332, 81%, 64%)  Brilliant Rose
#9ded57  rgb(157, 237, 87)  hsl(92, 81%, 64%)  Inchworm