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#5A84EA

#5a84ea ≈ United Nations Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5a84ea is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.29% red, 51.76% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.54% cyan, 43.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 222.5°, with 77.42% saturation and 63.53% 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 5.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 4.94.

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Relative luminance0.2462

Complementary

  1. #5a84ea
  2. #eac05a

Split complementary

  1. #5a84ea
  2. #ea785a
  3. #ccea5a

Analogous

  1. #5accea
  2. #5a84ea
  3. #785aea

Triadic

  1. #5a84ea
  2. #ea5a84
  3. #84ea5a

Tetradic

  1. #5a84ea
  2. #c05aea
  3. #eac05a
  4. #84ea5a

Square

  1. #5a84ea
  2. #ea5acc
  3. #eac05a
  4. #5aea78

Monochromatic

  1. #133a98
  2. #1c54dc
  3. #5a84ea
  4. #9eb7f3
  5. #e2e9fb

Shades

#5a84ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5a84ea
  2. #5177d3
  3. #486abb
  4. #3f5ca4
  5. #364f8c
  6. #2d4275
  7. #24355e
  8. #1b2846
  9. #121a2f
  10. #090d17
  11. #000000

Tints

#5a84ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5a84ea
  2. #6b90ec
  3. #7b9dee
  4. #8ca9f0
  5. #9cb5f2
  6. #adc2f5
  7. #bdcef7
  8. #cedaf9
  9. #dee6fb
  10. #eff3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5a84ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5a84ea
  2. #5e84df
  3. #6283d5
  4. #6583ca
  5. #6982c0
  6. #6d82b5
  7. #7182aa
  8. #7581a0
  9. #788195
  10. #7c808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7886b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #558fee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e82e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009bac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #578bec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b83e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2692c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5a84ea {
  color: #5a84ea;
}
Background
.bg-5a84ea {
  background-color: #5a84ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5a84ea {
  border: 2px solid #5a84ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5a84ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 90 132 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 77% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5a84ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5a84ea, #785aea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5a84ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(90 132 234 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.94 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.34 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.70 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.97 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.03 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.38 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.57 #a57b15 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#5a84ea  rgb(90, 132, 234)  hsl(223, 77%, 64%)  United Nations Blue
#eac05a  rgb(234, 192, 90)  hsl(43, 77%, 64%)  Meat Brown
#ea5a84  rgb(234, 90, 132)  hsl(343, 77%, 64%)  Blush
#84ea5a  rgb(132, 234, 90)  hsl(103, 77%, 64%)  Inchworm