Information about #57AFDC color

#57AFDC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#57AFDC falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(87, 175, 220) — 34.1% red, 68.6% green, 86.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 52 / 18 / 0 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#57AFDC is a energetic, saturated azure that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Brilliant Cornflower Blue (#51AFE7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Blue Jeans (#5DADEC) and Carolina Blue (#56A0D3).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(87, 175, 220)), which gives #57AFDC its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #57AFDC: 8.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #57AFDC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#57AFDC color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#57AFDC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #57AFDC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#57AFDC
  • RGB87, 175, 220
  • CMYK52, 18, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(87, 175, 220)
  • HSL200°, 66%, 60%
  • HSL Precise200.301°, 65.517%, 60.196%
  • HSV200°, 60%, 86%
  • HSB200°, 60%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • GLSLvec3(0.341, 0.686, 0.863)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.341, 0.686, 0.863, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.341, 0.686, 0.863)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID57AFDC
  • DECIMAL ID5746652
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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