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#5981E5

#5981e5 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5981e5 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 50.59% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.14% cyan, 43.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 222.86°, with 72.92% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 5.15.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2348

Complementary

  1. #5981e5
  2. #e5bd59

Split complementary

  1. #5981e5
  2. #e57759
  3. #c7e559

Analogous

  1. #59c7e5
  2. #5981e5
  3. #7759e5

Triadic

  1. #5981e5
  2. #e55981
  3. #81e559

Tetradic

  1. #5981e5
  2. #bd59e5
  3. #e5bd59
  4. #81e559

Square

  1. #5981e5
  2. #e559c7
  3. #e5bd59
  4. #59e577

Monochromatic

  1. #16398f
  2. #2153d1
  3. #5981e5
  4. #9bb3ef
  5. #dde5fa

Shades

#5981e5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5981e5
  2. #5074ce
  3. #4767b7
  4. #3e5aa0
  5. #354d89
  6. #2d4173
  7. #24345c
  8. #1b2745
  9. #121a2e
  10. #090d17
  11. #000000

Tints

#5981e5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5981e5
  2. #6a8ee8
  3. #7a9aea
  4. #8ba7ed
  5. #9bb3ef
  6. #acc0f2
  7. #bdcdf5
  8. #cdd9f7
  9. #dee6fa
  10. #eef2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5981e5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5981e5
  2. #5d81db
  3. #6181d1
  4. #6581c7
  5. #6981bd
  6. #6d81b3
  7. #7080a8
  8. #74809e
  9. #788094
  10. #7c808a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7683b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #538ce9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d7fe3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0098a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5588e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a80e4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #288fc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5981e5 {
  color: #5981e5;
}
Background
.bg-5981e5 {
  background-color: #5981e5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5981e5 {
  border: 2px solid #5981e5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5981e5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 129 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 73% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5981e5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5981e5, #7759e5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5981e5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 129 229 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.15 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.86 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.38 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.48 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.73 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.46 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.80 #a67e1a Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#5981e5  rgb(89, 129, 229)  hsl(223, 73%, 62%)  Glaucous
#e5bd59  rgb(229, 189, 89)  hsl(43, 73%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#e55981  rgb(229, 89, 129)  hsl(343, 73%, 62%)  Blush
#81e559  rgb(129, 229, 89)  hsl(103, 73%, 62%)  Pastel Green