Color

#5E95E7

Cool blue. Nearest reference color: Cornflower blue.

RGB

0–255

149

231

CMYK

0–100%

59.31%

35.5%

9.41%

RGB describes how #5E95E7 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 94, green 149 and blue 231.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 59.31%, magenta 35.5%, yellow 0% and black 9.41%.

HSL values

H 215.91° S 74.05% L 63.73%

In the HSL color model, #5E95E7 has a hue of 215.91°, 74.05% saturation and 63.73% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#5E95E7 is a medium, cool blue with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #5E95E7 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #5E95E7

RGB rgb(94, 149, 231)

HSL hsl(215.91 74.05% 63.73%)

OKLCH oklch(0.668353 0.135779 258.1806)

CSS --color: #5E95E7;

Tints of #5E95E7

Tints are lighter variations of #5E95E7. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#E5EFFF #C0D9FF #9AC3FF #73ABFF #5E95E7

Shades of #5E95E7

Shades are darker variations of #5E95E7. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#5E95E7 #366BB9 #0B428D #002050 #000516

Tones of #5E95E7

Tones reduce the chroma of #5E95E7, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#5E95E7 #6B96D6 #7796C5 #8296B3 #8D95A2

Tonal range of #5E95E7

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #5E95E7 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#E5EFFF #C0D9FF #9AC3FF #73ABFF #5E95E7 #366BB9 #0B428D #002050 #000516

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #E5EFFF;
    --color-200: #C0D9FF;
    --color-300: #9AC3FF;
    --color-400: #73ABFF;
    --color-500: #5E95E7;
    --color-600: #366BB9;
    --color-700: #0B428D;
    --color-800: #002050;
    --color-900: #000516;
}

Colors that go with #5E95E7

Color harmonies for #5E95E7 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#5E95E7 #C28910

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#00A3D3 #5E95E7 #9285E3

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#5E95E7 #DB6F74 #68A852

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#5E95E7 #D77843 #9D9A1E

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#5E95E7 #D06FA3 #C28910 #00AF85

CSS gradients with #5E95E7

These gradients show how #5E95E7 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#5E95E7 #86B0EF #AECBF5 #D6E5FB #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #5E95E7, #86B0EF, #AECBF5, #D6E5FB, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#5E95E7 #3D649D #1F3759 #060F1D #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #5E95E7, #3D649D, #1F3759, #060F1D, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#5E95E7 #00A7C0 #00AF85 #85A239 #C28910

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #5E95E7, #00A7C0, #00AF85, #85A239, #C28910);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #5E95E7. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

3.03:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

6.93:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.2964 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #5E95E7 as the background.

background-color: #5E95E7;
color: #000000;

Using #5E95E7 in design

See how #5E95E7 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#5E95E7 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #5E95E7 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#C0D9FF

#5E95E7

#002050

Colors similar to #5E95E7

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #5E95E7, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#79AFFF #467CCC #4C93FB #6E96D2 #479AE4 #7190E8 #55A7F1 #6683DA

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #5E95E7 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #729BEA Deuteranopia #608EE5 Tritanopia #00A7B3

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #5E95E7 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 29.7823
Y: 29.6415
Z: 79.7377

CIELAB

L*: 61.3436
a*: 6.2291
b*: -46.9221

OKLab

L: 0.668353
a: -0.027811
b: -0.1329

OKLCH

L: 0.668353
C: 0.135779
H: 258.1806°