Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #5ba7cf, its pure hue is 200.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 54.7%, and its lightness is 58.4%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #5ba7cf, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0b151a to #5092b5.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #5ba7cf. In RGB, it consists of 35.7% Red, 65.5% Green, and 81.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 56% Cyan, 19.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 18.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 200.7°, with saturation of 54.7% and lightness of 58.4%. The decimal value for #5ba7cf is 6006735, and its nearest "web safe" color is #6699cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #5ba7cf is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #5ba7cf
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #5ba7cf, its pure hue is 200.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 54.7%, and its lightness is 58.4%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #5ba7cf, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #70b2d5 to #ebf4f9.
Tones of #5ba7cf
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #5ba7cf, its pure hue is 200.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 54.7%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #5ba7cf, which range from #959595 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #2bb6ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #5ba7cf
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #5ba7cf! For #5ba7cf, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #5ba7cf. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #5ba7cf
This color, #5ba7cf, consists of 35.7% Red, 65.5% Green, and 81.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 91, Green = 167, Blue = 207. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #5ba7cf is 56% Cyan, 19.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 18.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 91 | 167 | 207 |
Octal | 133 | 247 | 317 |
Hexa | #5b | #a7 | #cf |
Binary | 01011011 | 10100111 | 11001111 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 56 | 19 | 0 | 18 |
Octal | 70 | 23 | 0 | 22 |
Hexa | #38 | #13 | #00 | #12 |
Binary | 00111000 | 00010011 | 00000000 | 00010010 |
Analogous Colors of #5ba7cf
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #5ba7cf — which has hue 200.7° — its analogous colors are located at 170.7° and 230.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5ba7cf.
Triadic Colors of #5ba7cf
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #5ba7cf — which has hue 200.7° — its triadic colors are located at 80.7° and 320.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5ba7cf.
Complementary Color of #5ba7cf
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #5ba7cf — which has hue 200.7° — its complementary color is located at 20.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5ba7cf.
Split Complementary Colors of #5ba7cf
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #5ba7cf — which has hue 200.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 50.7° and 350.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5ba7cf.
Tetradic Colors of #5ba7cf
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #5ba7cf — which has hue 200.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 110.7°, 200.7°, 290.7°, and 20.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5ba7cf.
Monochromatic Colors of #5ba7cf
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #5ba7cf, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #416a7f — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #a1d7f3 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #5ba7cf
We want to make getting started with #5ba7cf on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #5ba7cf into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #5ba7cf can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #5ba7cf with other HTML elements.
#5ba7cf Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #5ba7cf;">The color of this text is #5ba7cf.</span>
#5ba7cf Background Color
<div style="background-color: #5ba7cf; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #5ba7cf.</div>
#5ba7cf Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #5ba7cf;">This color for the shadow of this text is #5ba7cf.</span>
#5ba7cf Border Color
<div style="border: #5ba7cf 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #5ba7cf.</div>
#5ba7cf Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #5ba7cf; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #5ba7cf on a white background.</div></div>
#5ba7cf Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #5ba7cf; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #5ba7cf on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #5ba7cf to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#5ba7cf,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#5ba7cf,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#5ba7cf,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#5ba7cf,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #5ba7cf to white.</div>
Gradient from #5ba7cf to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#5ba7cf,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#5ba7cf,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#5ba7cf,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#5ba7cf,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #5ba7cf to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #5ba7cf
In addition to using #5ba7cf on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #5ba7cf in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #5ba7cf, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 91, Green = 167, Blue = 207). If you need details about the color coordinates of #5ba7cf in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #5ba7cf |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(91, 167, 207) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #5ba7cf; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #5ba7cf; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #5ba7cf; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(91, 167, 207); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#5ba7cf") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:91, green:167, blue:207, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:91 green:167 blue:207 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(91f, 167f, 207f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(91, 167, 207); |
#5ba7cf Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #5ba7cf the same way. For those with color blindness, #5ba7cf might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #5ba7cf looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #5ba7cf is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #5ba7cf looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #5ba7cf will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #5ba7cf is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.7:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.