ColorTool
Log in
#5FA4D2

#5fa4d2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#5fa4d2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.25% red, 64.31% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.76% cyan, 21.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 204°, with 56.1% saturation and 59.8% 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 7.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 1.59.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#6699cc
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.3364

Complementary

  1. #5fa4d2
  2. #d28d5f

Split complementary

  1. #5fa4d2
  2. #d25f6a
  3. #d2c65f

Analogous

  1. #5fd2c6
  2. #5fa4d2
  3. #5f6ad2

Triadic

  1. #5fa4d2
  2. #d25fa4
  3. #a4d25f

Tetradic

  1. #5fa4d2
  2. #8d5fd2
  3. #d28d5f
  4. #a4d25f

Square

  1. #5fa4d2
  2. #c65fd2
  3. #d28d5f
  4. #6ad25f

Monochromatic

  1. #215577
  2. #327fb2
  3. #5fa4d2
  4. #9bc6e3
  5. #d6e8f4

Shades

#5fa4d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5fa4d2
  2. #5694bd
  3. #4c83a8
  4. #437393
  5. #39627e
  6. #305269
  7. #264254
  8. #1d313f
  9. #13212a
  10. #0a1015
  11. #000000

Tints

#5fa4d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5fa4d2
  2. #6fadd7
  3. #7fb6db
  4. #8fbfe0
  5. #9fc8e4
  6. #afd2e9
  7. #bfdbed
  8. #cfe4f2
  9. #dfedf6
  10. #eff6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5fa4d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5fa4d2
  2. #62a0ca
  3. #669dc2
  4. #6999b9
  5. #6c96b1
  6. #7092a9
  7. #738ea1
  8. #768b99
  9. #798790
  10. #7d8488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88a0b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8fa4d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8098d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b0b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7fa4d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #749dd2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3cabc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-5fa4d2 {
  color: #5fa4d2;
}
Background
.bg-5fa4d2 {
  background-color: #5fa4d2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5fa4d2 {
  border: 2px solid #5fa4d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5fa4d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 95 164 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 56% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5fa4d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5fa4d2, #5f6ad2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5fa4d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(95 164 210 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 1.59 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 2.75 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.94 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.19 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.46 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.61 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.67 #a05b2d Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#5fa4d2  rgb(95, 164, 210)  hsl(204, 56%, 60%)  Carolina Blue
#d28d5f  rgb(210, 141, 95)  hsl(24, 56%, 60%)  Raw Sienna
#d25fa4  rgb(210, 95, 164)  hsl(324, 56%, 60%)  Sky Magenta
#a4d25f  rgb(164, 210, 95)  hsl(84, 56%, 60%)  Yellow Green