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#5980DA

#5980da ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5980da is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 50.2% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.17% cyan, 41.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 221.86°, with 63.55% saturation and 60.2% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.09.

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Relative luminance0.2262

Complementary

  1. #5980da
  2. #dab359

Split complementary

  1. #5980da
  2. #da7359
  3. #c1da59

Analogous

  1. #59c1da
  2. #5980da
  3. #7359da

Triadic

  1. #5980da
  2. #da5980
  3. #80da59

Tetradic

  1. #5980da
  2. #b359da
  3. #dab359
  4. #80da59

Square

  1. #5980da
  2. #da59c1
  3. #dab359
  4. #59da73

Monochromatic

  1. #1c3a7e
  2. #2a56bd
  3. #5980da
  4. #98b0e8
  5. #d6e0f6

Shades

#5980da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5980da
  2. #5073c4
  3. #4766ae
  4. #3e5a99
  5. #354d83
  6. #2d406d
  7. #243357
  8. #1b2641
  9. #121a2c
  10. #090d16
  11. #000000

Tints

#5980da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5980da
  2. #6a8dde
  3. #7a99e1
  4. #8ba6e5
  5. #9bb3e9
  6. #acc0ed
  7. #bdccf0
  8. #cdd9f4
  9. #dee6f8
  10. #eef2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5980da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5980da
  2. #5d80d1
  3. #6180c8
  4. #6580bf
  5. #6980b6
  6. #6d80ad
  7. #7080a4
  8. #74809b
  9. #788092
  10. #7c8089
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7482ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5989de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #477dd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0094a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5986dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f7ed9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #308cbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5980da {
  color: #5980da;
}
Background
.bg-5980da {
  background-color: #5980da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5980da {
  border: 2px solid #5980da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5980da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 128 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 64% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5980da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5980da, #7359da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5980da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 128 218 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.09 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.58 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.26 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.82 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.99 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.09 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.46 #a67f25 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#5980da  rgb(89, 128, 218)  hsl(222, 64%, 60%)  Glaucous
#dab359  rgb(218, 179, 89)  hsl(42, 64%, 60%)  Metallic Gold
#da5980  rgb(218, 89, 128)  hsl(342, 64%, 60%)  Blush
#80da59  rgb(128, 218, 89)  hsl(102, 64%, 60%)  Pastel Green