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#5986ED

#5986ed ≈ United Nations Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5986ed is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 52.55% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.45% cyan, 43.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 221.76°, with 80.43% saturation and 63.92% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 4.27.

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Relative luminance0.2529

Complementary

  1. #5986ed
  2. #edc059

Split complementary

  1. #5986ed
  2. #ed7659
  3. #d0ed59

Analogous

  1. #59d0ed
  2. #5986ed
  3. #7659ed

Triadic

  1. #5986ed
  2. #ed5986
  3. #86ed59

Tetradic

  1. #5986ed
  2. #c059ed
  3. #edc059
  4. #86ed59

Square

  1. #5986ed
  2. #ed59d0
  3. #edc059
  4. #59ed76

Monochromatic

  1. #113b9c
  2. #1855e1
  3. #5986ed
  4. #9eb8f4
  5. #e3ebfc

Shades

#5986ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5986ed
  2. #5079d5
  3. #476bbe
  4. #3e5ea6
  5. #35508e
  6. #2d4377
  7. #24365f
  8. #1b2847
  9. #121b2f
  10. #090d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#5986ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5986ed
  2. #6a92ef
  3. #7a9ef1
  4. #8baaf2
  5. #9bb6f4
  6. #acc3f6
  7. #bdcff8
  8. #cddbfa
  9. #dee7fb
  10. #eef3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5986ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5986ed
  2. #5d85e2
  3. #6185d7
  4. #6584cc
  5. #6984c1
  6. #6d83b7
  7. #7082ac
  8. #7482a1
  9. #788196
  10. #7c818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7988ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5691f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e83eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009dae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #578def ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a84ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1f95ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5986ed {
  color: #5986ed;
}
Background
.bg-5986ed {
  background-color: #5986ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5986ed {
  border: 2px solid #5986ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5986ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 134 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 80% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5986ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5986ed, #7659ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5986ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 134 237 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.27 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.65 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.09 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.48 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.90 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.27 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.78 #a67912 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#5986ed  rgb(89, 134, 237)  hsl(222, 80%, 64%)  United Nations Blue
#edc059  rgb(237, 192, 89)  hsl(42, 80%, 64%)  Meat Brown
#ed5986  rgb(237, 89, 134)  hsl(342, 80%, 64%)  Blush
#86ed59  rgb(134, 237, 89)  hsl(102, 80%, 64%)  Inchworm