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#5E8EE7

#5e8ee7 ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5e8ee7 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.86% red, 55.69% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.31% cyan, 38.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 218.98°, with 74.05% saturation and 63.73% 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 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 1.78.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.275

Complementary

  1. #5e8ee7
  2. #e7b75e

Split complementary

  1. #5e8ee7
  2. #e7735e
  3. #d2e75e

Analogous

  1. #5ed2e7
  2. #5e8ee7
  3. #735ee7

Triadic

  1. #5e8ee7
  2. #e75e8e
  3. #8ee75e

Tetradic

  1. #5e8ee7
  2. #b75ee7
  3. #e7b75e
  4. #8ee75e

Square

  1. #5e8ee7
  2. #e75ed2
  3. #e7b75e
  4. #5ee773

Monochromatic

  1. #164396
  2. #2061d8
  3. #5e8ee7
  4. #a1bdf1
  5. #e3ebfb

Shades

#5e8ee7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5e8ee7
  2. #5580d0
  3. #4b72b9
  4. #4263a2
  5. #38558b
  6. #2f4774
  7. #26395c
  8. #1c2b45
  9. #131c2e
  10. #090e17
  11. #000000

Tints

#5e8ee7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5e8ee7
  2. #6e99e9
  3. #7ea5ec
  4. #8eb0ee
  5. #9ebbf1
  6. #afc7f3
  7. #bfd2f5
  8. #cfddf8
  9. #dfe8fa
  10. #eff4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5e8ee7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5e8ee7
  2. #618ddd
  3. #658bd2
  4. #688ac8
  5. #6c88be
  6. #6f87b4
  7. #7286a9
  8. #76849f
  9. #798395
  10. #7d818a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e8fb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6896eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5589e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a2af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6493e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #598be6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #319ac8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5e8ee7 {
  color: #5e8ee7;
}
Background
.bg-5e8ee7 {
  background-color: #5e8ee7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5e8ee7 {
  border: 2px solid #5e8ee7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5e8ee7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 94 142 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 74% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5e8ee7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5e8ee7, #735ee7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5e8ee7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(94 142 231 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 1.78 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 2.23 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.35 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.45 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.66 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.03 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.34 #a17118 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#5e8ee7  rgb(94, 142, 231)  hsl(219, 74%, 64%)  United Nations Blue
#e7b75e  rgb(231, 183, 94)  hsl(39, 74%, 64%)  Meat Brown
#e75e8e  rgb(231, 94, 142)  hsl(339, 74%, 64%)  Blush
#8ee75e  rgb(142, 231, 94)  hsl(99, 74%, 64%)  Inchworm