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#5976B3

#5976b3 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5976b3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 46.27% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.28% cyan, 34.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 220.67°, with 37.19% saturation and 52.55% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.36.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1834

Complementary

  1. #5976b3
  2. #b39659

Split complementary

  1. #5976b3
  2. #b36959
  3. #a3b359

Analogous

  1. #59a3b3
  2. #5976b3
  3. #6959b3

Triadic

  1. #5976b3
  2. #b35976
  3. #76b359

Tetradic

  1. #5976b3
  2. #9659b3
  3. #b39659
  4. #76b359

Square

  1. #5976b3
  2. #b359a3
  3. #b39659
  4. #59b369

Monochromatic

  1. #24324f
  2. #3c5383
  3. #5976b3
  4. #8da1cb
  5. #c2cde3

Shades

#5976b3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5976b3
  2. #506aa1
  3. #475e8f
  4. #3e537d
  5. #35476b
  6. #2d3b5a
  7. #242f48
  8. #1b2336
  9. #121824
  10. #090c12
  11. #000000

Tints

#5976b3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5976b3
  2. #6a84bb
  3. #7a91c2
  4. #8b9fca
  5. #9badd1
  6. #acbbd9
  7. #bdc8e1
  8. #cdd6e8
  9. #dee4f0
  10. #eef1f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5976b3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5976b3
  2. #5d77ae
  3. #6178a9
  4. #6579a4
  5. #697a9f
  6. #6d7b9a
  7. #707c94
  8. #747d8f
  9. #787e8a
  10. #7c7f85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c7693 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f7bb6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5573b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #31838c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c79b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5674b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #447e9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5976b3 {
  color: #5976b3;
}
Background
.bg-5976b3 {
  background-color: #5976b3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5976b3 {
  border: 2px solid #5976b3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5976b3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 118 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 37% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5976b3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5976b3, #6959b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5976b3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 118 179 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.36 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.88 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.88 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.98 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.59 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.86 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.75 #a6894c Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#5976b3  rgb(89, 118, 179)  hsl(221, 37%, 53%)  Glaucous
#b39659  rgb(179, 150, 89)  hsl(41, 37%, 53%)  Camel
#b35976  rgb(179, 89, 118)  hsl(341, 37%, 53%)  Mulberry
#76b359  rgb(118, 179, 89)  hsl(101, 37%, 53%)  Mantis