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#5A91EF

#5a91ef ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5a91ef is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.29% red, 56.86% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.34% cyan, 39.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 217.85°, with 82.32% saturation and 64.51% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. 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 6.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 1.11.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2866

Complementary

  1. #5a91ef
  2. #efb85a

Split complementary

  1. #5a91ef
  2. #ef6d5a
  3. #dcef5a

Analogous

  1. #5adcef
  2. #5a91ef
  3. #6d5aef

Triadic

  1. #5a91ef
  2. #ef5a91
  3. #91ef5a

Tetradic

  1. #5a91ef
  2. #b85aef
  3. #efb85a
  4. #91ef5a

Square

  1. #5a91ef
  2. #ef5adc
  3. #efb85a
  4. #5aef6d

Monochromatic

  1. #1045a0
  2. #1663e6
  3. #5a91ef
  4. #a0bff6
  5. #e5eefd

Shades

#5a91ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5a91ef
  2. #5183d7
  3. #4874bf
  4. #3f66a7
  5. #36578f
  6. #2d4978
  7. #243a60
  8. #1b2c48
  9. #121d30
  10. #090f18
  11. #000000

Tints

#5a91ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5a91ef
  2. #6b9cf1
  3. #7ba7f2
  4. #8cb2f4
  5. #9cbdf5
  6. #adc8f7
  7. #bdd3f9
  8. #cedefa
  9. #dee9fc
  10. #eff4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5a91ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5a91ef
  2. #5e8fe4
  3. #628ed9
  4. #658cce
  5. #698ac3
  6. #6d89b8
  7. #7187ac
  8. #7585a1
  9. #788396
  10. #7c828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f91be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6799f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #528bed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a6b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6296f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #558eee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1d9ece ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5a91ef {
  color: #5a91ef;
}
Background
.bg-5a91ef {
  background-color: #5a91ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5a91ef {
  border: 2px solid #5a91ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5a91ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 90 145 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 82% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5a91ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5a91ef, #6d5aef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5a91ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(90 145 239 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 1.11 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 1.49 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.47 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.95 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.63 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.87 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.15 #a56e10 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#5a91ef  rgb(90, 145, 239)  hsl(218, 82%, 65%)  United Nations Blue
#efb85a  rgb(239, 184, 90)  hsl(38, 82%, 65%)  Pastel Orange
#ef5a91  rgb(239, 90, 145)  hsl(338, 82%, 65%)  French Rose
#91ef5a  rgb(145, 239, 90)  hsl(98, 82%, 65%)  Inchworm