Palettes / Colors / #5DB4EC

#5DB4EC — Vivid Blue

#5DB4EC is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

#5DB4EC 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 #EC955F; it also sits naturally between #5FECDC and #5F70EC. 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 71% · Blue 93%

Cyan 61% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #5DB4EC

.text { color: #5DB4EC; }
.background { background-color: #5DB4EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5DB4EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(93, 180, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 79%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5DB4EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(93, 180, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5DB4EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(93, 180, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5DB4EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5DB4EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #5DB4EC

Tints of #5DB4EC

Tones of #5DB4EC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EC955F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5DB4EC: #000000.

How #5DB4EC 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 #5DB4EC

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 #5DB4EC?

#5DB4EC is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 93, 180, 236). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5DB4EC?

#5DB4EC is RGB 93, 180, 236 — HSL 203°, 79%, 65% — CMYK 61%, 24%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #5DB4EC?

Its complement is #EC955F; analogous partners are #5FECDC and #5F70EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5DB4EC for text?

Black text on #5DB4EC has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.28:1.