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#5C8BFB

#5c8bfb ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5c8bfb is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.08% red, 54.51% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.35% cyan, 44.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 222.26°, with 95.21% saturation and 67.25% 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 6.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.39.

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Relative luminance0.2771

Complementary

  1. #5c8bfb
  2. #fbcc5c

Split complementary

  1. #5c8bfb
  2. #fb7c5c
  3. #dbfb5c

Analogous

  1. #5cdbfb
  2. #5c8bfb
  3. #7c5cfb

Triadic

  1. #5c8bfb
  2. #fb5c8b
  3. #8bfb5c

Tetradic

  1. #5c8bfb
  2. #cc5cfb
  3. #fbcc5c
  4. #8bfb5c

Square

  1. #5c8bfb
  2. #fb5cdb
  3. #fbcc5c
  4. #5cfb7c

Monochromatic

  1. #053ab9
  2. #1156f9
  3. #5c8bfb
  4. #a7c0fd
  5. #ebf1ff

Shades

#5c8bfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5c8bfb
  2. #537de2
  3. #4a6fc9
  4. #4061b0
  5. #375397
  6. #2e467e
  7. #253864
  8. #1c2a4b
  9. #121c32
  10. #090e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#5c8bfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5c8bfb
  2. #6c97fb
  3. #7da2fc
  4. #8daefc
  5. #9db9fd
  6. #aec5fd
  7. #bed1fd
  8. #cedcfe
  9. #dee8fe
  10. #eff3ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5c8bfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5c8bfb
  2. #608aef
  3. #6389e2
  4. #6788d6
  5. #6a87ca
  6. #6e86be
  7. #7284b1
  8. #7583a5
  9. #798299
  10. #7c818c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e8ec4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5597ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3989f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a5b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5893fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a8afa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #169bd6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5c8bfb {
  color: #5c8bfb;
}
Background
.bg-5c8bfb {
  background-color: #5c8bfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5c8bfb {
  border: 2px solid #5c8bfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5c8bfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 92 139 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 95% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5c8bfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5c8bfb, #7c5cfb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5c8bfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(92 139 251 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.39 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.73 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.50 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.83 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.90 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.12 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.26 #a37404 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#5c8bfb  rgb(92, 139, 251)  hsl(222, 95%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue
#fbcc5c  rgb(251, 204, 92)  hsl(42, 95%, 67%)  Sunglow
#fb5c8b  rgb(251, 92, 139)  hsl(342, 95%, 67%)  French Rose
#8bfb5c  rgb(139, 251, 92)  hsl(102, 95%, 67%)  Lawn Green