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#5BB9FF

#5bb9ff ≈ Maya Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5bb9ff is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 72.55% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.31% cyan, 27.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 205.61°, with 100% saturation and 67.84% 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 9.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Maya Blue (#73c2fb), ΔE 3.09.

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Web safe#66ccff
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Relative luminance0.4414

Complementary

  1. #5bb9ff
  2. #ffa15b

Split complementary

  1. #5bb9ff
  2. #ff5b67
  3. #fff35b

Analogous

  1. #5bfff3
  2. #5bb9ff
  3. #5b67ff

Triadic

  1. #5bb9ff
  2. #ff5bb9
  3. #b9ff5b

Tetradic

  1. #5bb9ff
  2. #a15bff
  3. #ffa15b
  4. #b9ff5b

Square

  1. #5bb9ff
  2. #f35bff
  3. #ffa15b
  4. #67ff5b

Monochromatic

  1. #006fc1
  2. #0e98ff
  3. #5bb9ff
  4. #a7daff
  5. #ebf6ff

Shades

#5bb9ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5bb9ff
  2. #52a7e6
  3. #4994cc
  4. #4082b3
  5. #376f99
  6. #2e5d80
  7. #244a66
  8. #1b384d
  9. #122533
  10. #09131a
  11. #000000

Tints

#5bb9ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5bb9ff
  2. #6bc0ff
  3. #7cc7ff
  4. #8cceff
  5. #9dd5ff
  6. #addcff
  7. #bde3ff
  8. #ceeaff
  9. #def1ff
  10. #eff8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5bb9ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5bb9ff
  2. #5fb3f2
  3. #62aee6
  4. #66a8d9
  5. #6aa2cc
  6. #6e9dc0
  7. #7197b3
  8. #7591a6
  9. #798b99
  10. #7c868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96b4d5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9abaff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83aafe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cad1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85baff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75b0fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c3e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5bb9ff {
  color: #5bb9ff;
}
Background
.bg-5bb9ff {
  background-color: #5bb9ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5bb9ff {
  border: 2px solid #5bb9ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5bb9ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 185 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 100% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5bb9ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5bb9ff, #5b67ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5bb9ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 185 255 / 0.35);
}

#73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 3.09 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.18 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.07 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.10 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.75 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.52 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.44 #a44600 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Maya Blue
#5bb9ff  rgb(91, 185, 255)  hsl(206, 100%, 68%)  Maya Blue
#ffa15b  rgb(255, 161, 91)  hsl(26, 100%, 68%)  Sandy Brown
#ff5bb9  rgb(255, 91, 185)  hsl(326, 100%, 68%)  Hot Pink
#b9ff5b  rgb(185, 255, 91)  hsl(86, 100%, 68%)  Green Yellow