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#5C8AFE

#5c8afe ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5c8afe is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.08% red, 54.12% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.78% cyan, 45.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 222.96°, with 98.78% 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 6.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.84.

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Relative luminance0.2761

Complementary

  1. #5c8afe
  2. #fed05c

Split complementary

  1. #5c8afe
  2. #fe7f5c
  3. #dbfe5c

Analogous

  1. #5cdbfe
  2. #5c8afe
  3. #7f5cfe

Triadic

  1. #5c8afe
  2. #fe5c8a
  3. #8afe5c

Tetradic

  1. #5c8afe
  2. #d05cfe
  3. #fed05c
  4. #8afe5c

Square

  1. #5c8afe
  2. #fe5cdb
  3. #fed05c
  4. #5cfe7f

Monochromatic

  1. #0137c0
  2. #1053fe
  3. #5c8afe
  4. #a8c1fe
  5. #ebf0ff

Shades

#5c8afe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5c8afe
  2. #537ce5
  3. #4a6ecb
  4. #4061b2
  5. #375398
  6. #2e457f
  7. #253766
  8. #1c294c
  9. #121c33
  10. #090e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#5c8afe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5c8afe
  2. #6c96fe
  3. #7da1fe
  4. #8dadfe
  5. #9db9fe
  6. #aec5ff
  7. #bed0ff
  8. #cedcff
  9. #dee8ff
  10. #eff3ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5c8afe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5c8afe
  2. #6089f1
  3. #6388e5
  4. #6787d8
  5. #6a86cc
  6. #6e85bf
  7. #7284b2
  8. #7583a6
  9. #798299
  10. #7c818d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e8dc6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5097ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3288fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a5b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5592ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4689fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #119bd7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5c8afe {
  color: #5c8afe;
}
Background
.bg-5c8afe {
  background-color: #5c8afe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5c8afe {
  border: 2px solid #5c8afe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5c8afe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 92 138 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 99% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5c8afe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5c8afe, #7f5cfe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5c8afe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(92 138 254 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.84 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.22 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.88 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.21 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.07 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.08 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.30 #a37501 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#5c8afe  rgb(92, 138, 254)  hsl(223, 99%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#fed05c  rgb(254, 208, 92)  hsl(43, 99%, 68%)  Sunglow
#fe5c8a  rgb(254, 92, 138)  hsl(343, 99%, 68%)  French Rose
#8afe5c  rgb(138, 254, 92)  hsl(103, 99%, 68%)  Lawn Green