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#5B87F5

#5b87f5 ≈ United Nations Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5b87f5 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 52.94% green and 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.86% cyan, 44.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 222.86°, with 88.51% saturation and 65.88% 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 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 4.42.

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Relative luminance0.2614

Complementary

  1. #5b87f5
  2. #f5c95b

Split complementary

  1. #5b87f5
  2. #f57c5b
  3. #d4f55b

Analogous

  1. #5bd4f5
  2. #5b87f5
  3. #7c5bf5

Triadic

  1. #5b87f5
  2. #f55b87
  3. #87f55b

Tetradic

  1. #5b87f5
  2. #c95bf5
  3. #f5c95b
  4. #87f55b

Square

  1. #5b87f5
  2. #f55bd4
  3. #f5c95b
  4. #5bf57c

Monochromatic

  1. #0b39ac
  2. #1352f1
  3. #5b87f5
  4. #a3bcf9
  5. #ebf1fe

Shades

#5b87f5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5b87f5
  2. #527add
  3. #496cc4
  4. #405fac
  5. #375193
  6. #2e447b
  7. #243662
  8. #1b294a
  9. #121b31
  10. #090e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#5b87f5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5b87f5
  2. #6b93f6
  3. #7c9ff7
  4. #8cabf8
  5. #9db7f9
  6. #adc3fa
  7. #bdcffb
  8. #cedbfc
  9. #dee7fd
  10. #eff3fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5b87f5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5b87f5
  2. #5f86e9
  3. #6286de
  4. #6685d2
  5. #6a84c6
  6. #6e84bb
  7. #7183af
  8. #7582a3
  9. #798197
  10. #7c818c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b8abf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5293f9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3785f3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a0b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #568ff7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4886f4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1c97d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5b87f5 {
  color: #5b87f5;
}
Background
.bg-5b87f5 {
  background-color: #5b87f5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5b87f5 {
  border: 2px solid #5b87f5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5b87f5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 135 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 89% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5b87f5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b87f5, #7c5bf5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5b87f5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 135 245 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.42 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.44 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.96 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.01 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.12 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.16 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.23 #a4780a Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#5b87f5  rgb(91, 135, 245)  hsl(223, 89%, 66%)  United Nations Blue
#f5c95b  rgb(245, 201, 91)  hsl(43, 89%, 66%)  Saffron
#f55b87  rgb(245, 91, 135)  hsl(343, 89%, 66%)  French Rose
#87f55b  rgb(135, 245, 91)  hsl(103, 89%, 66%)  Lawn Green