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#5BB4E2

#5bb4e2 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5bb4e2 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 70.59% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.73% cyan, 20.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 200.44°, with 69.95% saturation and 62.16% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.82.

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Relative luminance0.4036

Complementary

  1. #5bb4e2
  2. #e2895b

Split complementary

  1. #5bb4e2
  2. #e25b71
  3. #e2cc5b

Analogous

  1. #5be2cc
  2. #5bb4e2
  3. #5b71e2

Triadic

  1. #5bb4e2
  2. #e25bb4
  3. #b4e25b

Tetradic

  1. #5bb4e2
  2. #895be2
  3. #e2895b
  4. #b4e25b

Square

  1. #5bb4e2
  2. #cc5be2
  3. #e2895b
  4. #71e25b

Monochromatic

  1. #19648b
  2. #2493cc
  3. #5bb4e2
  4. #9cd2ed
  5. #ddeff9

Shades

#5bb4e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5bb4e2
  2. #52a2cb
  3. #4990b5
  4. #407e9e
  5. #376c88
  6. #2e5a71
  7. #24485a
  8. #1b3644
  9. #12242d
  10. #091217
  11. #000000

Tints

#5bb4e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5bb4e2
  2. #6bbce5
  3. #7cc3e8
  4. #8ccbeb
  5. #9dd2ee
  6. #addaf1
  7. #bde1f3
  8. #cee9f6
  9. #def0f9
  10. #eff8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5bb4e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5bb4e2
  2. #5fafd8
  3. #62aace
  4. #66a4c5
  5. #6a9fbb
  6. #6e9ab1
  7. #7195a7
  8. #75909d
  9. #798a94
  10. #7c858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91aec3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9eb2e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ba4e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c0c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88b3e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7babe2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #24bbd0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5bb4e2 {
  color: #5bb4e2;
}
Background
.bg-5bb4e2 {
  background-color: #5bb4e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5bb4e2 {
  border: 2px solid #5bb4e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5bb4e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 180 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 70% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5bb4e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5bb4e2, #5b71e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5bb4e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 180 226 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.82 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 5.46 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.11 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.20 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.28 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.54 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.10 #a44b1d Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#5bb4e2  rgb(91, 180, 226)  hsl(200, 70%, 62%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e2895b  rgb(226, 137, 91)  hsl(20, 70%, 62%)  Raw Sienna
#e25bb4  rgb(226, 91, 180)  hsl(320, 70%, 62%)  Sky Magenta
#b4e25b  rgb(180, 226, 91)  hsl(80, 70%, 62%)  Inchworm