Blue Jeans (#5DADEC)

The hex code for Blue Jeans is #5DADEC. It is rgb(93, 173, 236) in RGB, hsl(206, 79%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 27%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK — a light blue. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5DADEC

HEX#5DADEC

RGBrgb(93, 173, 236)

HSLhsl(206, 79%, 65%)

HSVhsv(206, 61%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 27%, 0%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(72.3% 0.121 244.4)

LABlab(67.63% -11.22 -39.67)

LCHlch(67.63% 41.22 254.21)

Colors Closest to Blue Jeans

Blue Jeans is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 5.76 Carolina Blue#4B9CD3ΔE 7.56 Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 7.68 Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 7.81 French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 8.03 Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 8.4

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#5DADEC Channel Values

How Blue Jeans breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 93 · G 173 · B 236	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 206° · S 79% · L 65%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 206° · S 61% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 61% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.43:1 vs white · 8.65:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Blue Jeans background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text2.43:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Blue Jeans

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Blue Jeans; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Blue Jeans

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Blue Jeans Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#5DADEC

Protanopia#A3A3EC

Protanomaly#8CA7EC

Deuteranopia#9898ED

Deuteranomaly#85A1ED

Tritanopia#43B7B7

Tritanomaly#4FB3CE

Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

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Using #5DADEC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--blue-jeans: #5DADEC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5DADEC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'blue-jeans': '#5DADEC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.365, green: 0.678, blue: 0.925)

Android XML<color name="blue_jeans">#5DADEC</color>

SVG fillfill="#5DADEC"

More Blue Colors

Blue Jeans sits in the bluefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

5f6e7c 5d94c0 6050dc 5d8aa8 6082b6 5d89ba 615fff 5cadff 6161ff 5c7ee6 62748e 5c5cff 777696 91a3b0 aeaeef d0dceb eef2ff 00009e 0057ad 081335 162456 23108e 333399 436b95

#5DADEC Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Blue Jeans?

The hex code for Blue Jeans is #5DADEC. That is rgb(93, 173, 236) in RGB, hsl(206, 79%, 65%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(61%, 27%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #5DADEC?

#5DADEC is rgb(93, 173, 236) — red 93, green 173, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5DADEC?

#5DADEC converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 27%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5DADEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5DADEC scores 2.43:1 against white and 8.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5DADEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5DADEC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 14.07, which is visibly different.

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