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#5B87FF

#5b87ff ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5b87ff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.31% cyan, 47.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 223.9°, 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 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.76.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2677

Complementary

  1. #5b87ff
  2. #ffd35b

Split complementary

  1. #5b87ff
  2. #ff815b
  3. #d9ff5b

Analogous

  1. #5bd9ff
  2. #5b87ff
  3. #815bff

Triadic

  1. #5b87ff
  2. #ff5b87
  3. #87ff5b

Tetradic

  1. #5b87ff
  2. #d35bff
  3. #ffd35b
  4. #87ff5b

Square

  1. #5b87ff
  2. #ff5bd9
  3. #ffd35b
  4. #5bff81

Monochromatic

  1. #0034c1
  2. #0e4fff
  3. #5b87ff
  4. #a7bfff
  5. #ebf0ff

Shades

#5b87ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5b87ff
  2. #527ae6
  3. #496ccc
  4. #405fb3
  5. #375199
  6. #2e4480
  7. #243666
  8. #1b294d
  9. #121b33
  10. #090e1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#5b87ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5b87ff
  2. #6b93ff
  3. #7c9fff
  4. #8cabff
  5. #9db7ff
  6. #adc3ff
  7. #bdcfff
  8. #cedbff
  9. #dee7ff
  10. #eff3ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5b87ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5b87ff
  2. #5f86f2
  3. #6286e6
  4. #6685d9
  5. #6a84cc
  6. #6e84c0
  7. #7183b3
  8. #7582a6
  9. #798199
  10. #7c818d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c8bc5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4995ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2686fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a3b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5190ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4187fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0798d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5b87ff {
  color: #5b87ff;
}
Background
.bg-5b87ff {
  background-color: #5b87ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5b87ff {
  border: 2px solid #5b87ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5b87ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 135 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 100% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5b87ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b87ff, #815bff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5b87ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 135 255 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.76 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.01 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.51 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.68 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.92 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.36 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.14 #a47800 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#5b87ff  rgb(91, 135, 255)  hsl(224, 100%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#ffd35b  rgb(255, 211, 91)  hsl(44, 100%, 68%)  Mustard
#ff5b87  rgb(255, 91, 135)  hsl(344, 100%, 68%)  French Rose
#87ff5b  rgb(135, 255, 91)  hsl(104, 100%, 68%)  Lawn Green