Blue

BlueJeans

#5DADEC
HEX
#5DADEC
RGB
rgb(93, 173, 236)
HSL
hsl(206, 79%, 65%)

Blue family

About BlueJeans

BlueJeans (#5DADEC) is a medium, vivid blue. Blue is the world's most popular favorite color, associated with trust, calm and depth, and this shade carries that steady, dependable character.

Psychology

Blue lowers stress and is associated with trust, intelligence and reliability. It is the color of stability and competence, which is why so many banks, insurers and technology companies build their brands around it.

Applications

Blue dominates corporate, financial, healthcare and technology design. Light blues feel airy and clean, while deep blues convey authority and luxury. It is also the default for links and primary buttons in countless interfaces.

History

Ultramarine was once made from ground lapis lazuli and was more expensive than gold, reserved for the robes of the Virgin Mary in Renaissance art. Prussian blue and synthetic ultramarine later made blue affordable and ubiquitous.

Meaning

Blue commonly means trust, peace, loyalty and wisdom. In some cultures it is protective, in others it signifies sadness, and it is widely used in flags and institutions to project stability.

Why use this color

Choose blue when you want to build trust, calm and professionalism. It is the safest choice for corporate and financial brands and for interfaces where clarity and reliability matter most.

Accessibility

Against white, #5DADEC has a 2.4:1 contrast ratio; against black it is 8.7:1. Black text on #5DADEC meets WCAG AA for normal text.

Fun facts

  • Blue is the most commonly cited favorite color worldwide.
  • Ultramarine was once more expensive than gold because it came from lapis lazuli.
  • Blue light has a short wavelength, which is why the sky and distant mountains look blue.

Shades, tints & tones

Variations

Ten lightness steps plus BlueJeans's tints, shades and tones — every swatch copies its hex on click.

Lightness scale

Tints (toward white)

Shades (toward black)

Tones (toward gray)

Color theory

Color harmonies

Proven schemes built around BlueJeans. Each swatch is one click from your clipboard.

Complementary

#5fafec#ec9c5f

Analogous

#5fece3#5fafec#5f69ec

Triadic

#5fafec#ec5faf#afec5f

Split-complementary

#5fafec#ec5f69#ece35f

Tetradic

#5fafec#e35fec#ec9c5f#69ec5f

Monochromatic

#082a44#115a92#1b8de4#6db6ee#bbddf7

Accessibility

Blindness simulator

See how BlueJeans is perceived with common types of color vision deficiency.

#5DADEC

Normal vision

Standard trichromatic vision, shown for reference.

#91aeef

Protanopia

Red-blind. Reds look darker and can be confused with greens and browns.

#7ea0eb

Deuteranopia

Green-blind. Greens look muted and can be confused with reds and browns.

#00bcc3

Tritanopia

Blue-blind. Blues look greenish and yellows fade toward pink.

#a6a6a6

Achromatopsia

Complete color blindness. Everything is seen in shades of gray.

WCAG

Contrast checker

How BlueJeans performs against black and white text, with WCAG AA and AAA ratings.

AaWhite on BlueJeans
2.43:1
AAAAAAA LargeAAA Large
AaBlack on BlueJeans
8.65:1
AAAAAAA LargeAAA Large

The ratio is identical whether BlueJeans is used as the text or the background.

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Color palettes

Curated palettes that put BlueJeans to work, with copy-all support for each.

Complementary

Roughly 180° across the wheel from #5DADEC (hue 206°) sits #ec9c5f, held together by the #d4e8f7 tint and the neutrals #f4f4f5 and #18181b.

Analogous

#5DADEC with its two closest neighbours, #5fece3 and #5f69ec, for a 79%-saturation run that stays inside one family; #d4e8f7 and #1571b7 add depth without breaking it.

Triadic

#5DADEC plus #ec5faf and #afec5f, a triangle that sits 120° apart at every corner, with #f4f4f5 and #18181b doing the quiet work underneath.

Monochromatic

One hue at 5 lightness steps: #edf6fd through #03111b, starting from #5DADEC at 65% lightness.

BlueJeans (#5DADEC) is a blue-family color. Use its values, variations, harmonies and palettes above to put it to work in your next design.

Frequently asked questions

BlueJeans is #5DADEC — rgb(93, 173, 236) / hsl(206, 79%, 65%). BlueJeans (#5DADEC) is a medium, vivid blue. Blue is the world's most popular favorite color, associated with trust, calm and depth, and this shade carries that steady, dependable character.

Good to know

  • BlueJeans is one of 609 named colors in the library.
  • Its complementary hue sits 180° away on the color wheel: #ec9c5f.

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