#5f9bbb Color Information

#5f9bbb Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #5f9bbb. In RGB, it consists of 37.3% Red, 60.8% Green, and 73.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 49.2% Cyan, 17.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 26.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 200.9°, with saturation of 40.4% and lightness of 55.3%. The decimal value for #5f9bbb is 6265787, and its nearest "web safe" color is #6699cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #5f9bbb is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#5f9bbb Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color95, 155, 187 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color37.3%, 60.8%, 73.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.627, 0.392, 0.267 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.492, 0.171, 0, 0.267 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color200.9°, 40.4%, 55.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color200.9°, 49.2%, 73.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color25.410, 29.463, 51.361 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color95, 131, 187 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code6265787 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color61.188, -10.607, -22.605 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)61.188, 24.969, 244.863 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color61.188, -27.271, -33.120 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color54.280, -11.429, -18.106 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.239, 0.277, 29.463 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4284455867 / 0xff5f9bbb Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#6699cc Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #5f9bbb

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #5f9bbb, its pure hue is 200.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 40.4%, and its lightness is 55.3%. 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 #5f9bbb, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0c1317 to #5388a4.

Tints of #5f9bbb

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #5f9bbb, its pure hue is 200.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 40.4%, and its lightness is 55.3%. 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 #5f9bbb, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #73a8c4 to #ebf3f7.

Tones of #5f9bbb

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #5f9bbb, its pure hue is 200.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 40.4%, 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 #5f9bbb, which range from #8d8d8d (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #1bb0ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #5f9bbb

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #5f9bbb! For #5f9bbb, 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, #5f9bbb. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #5f9bbb

This color, #5f9bbb, consists of 37.3% Red, 60.8% Green, and 73.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 95, Green = 155, Blue = 187. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #5f9bbb is 49.2% Cyan, 17.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 26.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R37.3%
C49.2%
G60.8%
M17.1%
B73.3%
Y0.0%
K26.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 95 155 187
Octal 137 233 273
Hexa #5f #9b #bb
Binary 01011111 10011011 10111011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 49 17 0 26
Octal 61 21 0 32
Hexa #31 #11 #00 #1a
Binary 00110001 00010001 00000000 00011010

Analogous Colors of #5f9bbb

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #5f9bbb — which has hue 200.9° — its analogous colors are located at 170.9° and 230.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5f9bbb.

Triadic Colors of #5f9bbb

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 #5f9bbb — which has hue 200.9° — its triadic colors are located at 80.9° and 320.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5f9bbb.

Complementary Color of #5f9bbb

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #5f9bbb — which has hue 200.9° — its complementary color is located at 20.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5f9bbb.

Split Complementary Colors of #5f9bbb

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 #5f9bbb — which has hue 200.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 50.9° and 350.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5f9bbb.

Tetradic Colors of #5f9bbb

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 #5f9bbb — which has hue 200.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 110.9°, 200.9°, 290.9°, and 20.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5f9bbb.

Monochromatic Colors of #5f9bbb

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #5f9bbb, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #435965 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #a4d1e9 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #5f9bbb

We want to make getting started with #5f9bbb on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #5f9bbb into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #5f9bbb 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 #5f9bbb with other HTML elements.

#5f9bbb Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #5f9bbb.
<span style="color: #5f9bbb;">The color of this text is #5f9bbb.</span>

#5f9bbb Background Color

The background color for this text is #5f9bbb.
<div style="background-color: #5f9bbb; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #5f9bbb.</div>

#5f9bbb Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #5f9bbb.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #5f9bbb;">This color for the shadow of this text is #5f9bbb.</span>

#5f9bbb Border Color

This is a div with border color #5f9bbb.
<div style="border: #5f9bbb 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #5f9bbb.</div>

#5f9bbb Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #5f9bbb on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #5f9bbb; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #5f9bbb on a white background.</div></div>

#5f9bbb Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #5f9bbb on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #5f9bbb; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #5f9bbb on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #5f9bbb to White

This is a gradient from #5f9bbb to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#5f9bbb,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#5f9bbb,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#5f9bbb,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#5f9bbb,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #5f9bbb to white.</div>

Gradient from #5f9bbb to Black

This is a gradient from #5f9bbb to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#5f9bbb,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#5f9bbb,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#5f9bbb,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#5f9bbb,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #5f9bbb to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #5f9bbb

In addition to using #5f9bbb 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 #5f9bbb in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #5f9bbb, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 95, Green = 155, Blue = 187). If you need details about the color coordinates of #5f9bbb in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #5f9bbb
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(95, 155, 187)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #5f9bbb; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #5f9bbb; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #5f9bbb; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(95, 155, 187);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#5f9bbb")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:95, green:155, blue:187, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:95 green:155 blue:187 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(95f, 155f, 187f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(95, 155, 187);
 

#5f9bbb Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #5f9bbb the same way. For those with color blindness, #5f9bbb might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #5f9bbb looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #5f9bbb 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 #5f9bbb 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 #5f9bbb 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

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #5f9bbb 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 3.0:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #5f9bbb would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

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WCAG AAA
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