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#5B83FF

#5b83ff ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5b83ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 51.37% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.31% cyan, 48.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 225.37°, with 100% saturation and 67.84% 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 6.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 6.02.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2568

Complementary

  1. #5b83ff
  2. #ffd75b

Split complementary

  1. #5b83ff
  2. #ff855b
  3. #d5ff5b

Analogous

  1. #5bd5ff
  2. #5b83ff
  3. #855bff

Triadic

  1. #5b83ff
  2. #ff5b83
  3. #83ff5b

Tetradic

  1. #5b83ff
  2. #d75bff
  3. #ffd75b
  4. #83ff5b

Square

  1. #5b83ff
  2. #ff5bd5
  3. #ffd75b
  4. #5bff85

Monochromatic

  1. #002fc1
  2. #0e49ff
  3. #5b83ff
  4. #a7bdff
  5. #ebf0ff

Shades

#5b83ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5b83ff
  2. #5276e6
  3. #4969cc
  4. #405cb3
  5. #374f99
  6. #2e4280
  7. #243466
  8. #1b274d
  9. #121a33
  10. #090d1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#5b83ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5b83ff
  2. #6b8fff
  3. #7c9cff
  4. #8ca8ff
  5. #9db5ff
  6. #adc1ff
  7. #bdcdff
  8. #cedaff
  9. #dee6ff
  10. #eff3ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5b83ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5b83ff
  2. #5f83f2
  3. #6282e6
  4. #6682d9
  5. #6a82cc
  6. #6e82c0
  7. #7181b3
  8. #7581a6
  9. #798199
  10. #7c808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a88c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f93ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1184fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a0b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c8dff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c83fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0a95d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5b83ff {
  color: #5b83ff;
}
Background
.bg-5b83ff {
  background-color: #5b83ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5b83ff {
  border: 2px solid #5b83ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5b83ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 131 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 100% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5b83ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b83ff, #855bff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5b83ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 131 255 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.02 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.16 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.54 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.79 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.50 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.55 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.07 #a47c00 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#5b83ff  rgb(91, 131, 255)  hsl(225, 100%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#ffd75b  rgb(255, 215, 91)  hsl(45, 100%, 68%)  Mustard
#ff5b83  rgb(255, 91, 131)  hsl(345, 100%, 68%)  French Rose
#83ff5b  rgb(131, 255, 91)  hsl(105, 100%, 68%)  Lawn Green