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#5987FA

#5987fa ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5987fa is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 52.94% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.4% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 222.86°, with 94.15% saturation and 66.47% 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 6.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.51.

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Relative luminance0.2635

Complementary

  1. #5987fa
  2. #facc59

Split complementary

  1. #5987fa
  2. #fa7c59
  3. #d7fa59

Analogous

  1. #59d7fa
  2. #5987fa
  3. #7c59fa

Triadic

  1. #5987fa
  2. #fa5987
  3. #87fa59

Tetradic

  1. #5987fa
  2. #cc59fa
  3. #facc59
  4. #87fa59

Square

  1. #5987fa
  2. #fa59d7
  3. #facc59
  4. #59fa7c

Monochromatic

  1. #0537b5
  2. #0f51f8
  3. #5987fa
  4. #a3bdfc
  5. #ebf1fe

Shades

#5987fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5987fa
  2. #507ae1
  3. #476cc8
  4. #3e5faf
  5. #355196
  6. #2d447d
  7. #243664
  8. #1b294b
  9. #121b32
  10. #090e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#5987fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5987fa
  2. #6a93fb
  3. #7a9ffb
  4. #8babfc
  5. #9bb7fc
  6. #acc3fd
  7. #bdcffd
  8. #cddbfe
  9. #dee7fe
  10. #eef3ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5987fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5987fa
  2. #5d86ee
  3. #6186e2
  4. #6585d5
  5. #6984c9
  6. #6d84bd
  7. #7083b1
  8. #7482a5
  9. #788198
  10. #7c818c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b8ac2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d94fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e85f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a1b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #528ffd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4386f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0598d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5987fa {
  color: #5987fa;
}
Background
.bg-5987fa {
  background-color: #5987fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5987fa {
  border: 2px solid #5987fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5987fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 135 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 94% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5987fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5987fa, #7c59fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5987fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 135 250 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.51 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.54 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.04 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.07 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.40 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.13 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.50 #a67805 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#5987fa  rgb(89, 135, 250)  hsl(223, 94%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue
#facc59  rgb(250, 204, 89)  hsl(43, 94%, 66%)  Sunglow
#fa5987  rgb(250, 89, 135)  hsl(343, 94%, 66%)  French Rose
#87fa59  rgb(135, 250, 89)  hsl(103, 94%, 66%)  Lawn Green