Palettes / Colors / #5B95EC

#5B95EC — Vivid Blue

#5B95EC is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

#5B95EC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ECB25B; it also sits naturally between #5BDDEC and #695BEC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 36% · Green 58% · Blue 93%

Cyan 61% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #5B95EC

.text { color: #5B95EC; }
.background { background-color: #5B95EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5B95EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(91, 149, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(216, 79%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5B95EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(91, 149, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5B95EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(91, 149, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5B95EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5B95EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #5B95EC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECB25B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5B95EC: #000000.

How #5B95EC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #5B95EC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #5B95EC?

#5B95EC is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 91, 149, 236). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5B95EC?

#5B95EC is RGB 91, 149, 236 — HSL 216°, 79%, 64% — CMYK 61%, 37%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #5B95EC?

Its complement is #ECB25B; analogous partners are #5BDDEC and #695BEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5B95EC for text?

Black text on #5B95EC has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.02:1.