Information about Snap color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #5BA0D0 reads as a confidently colored steel-blue azure and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Carolina Blue (#56A0D3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Blue Koi (#659EC7) and Blue Gray (#6699CC).
The recipe behind #5BA0D0 is rgb(91, 160, 208), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #5BA0D0 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.8:1. The name "Snap" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Snap color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Snap color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Snap color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Snap color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Snap color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Snap 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Snap color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Snap
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#56A0D3
#659EC7
#6699CC
#68ADD0
#4997D0
#6CA0DC
#528CD3
#698FD3
#6D9BC3
#71A6D2
#47ABCC
#4DB1C8
Snap color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#5BA0D0
- RGB91, 160, 208
- CMYK46, 19, 0, 18
- CSSrgb(91, 160, 208)
- HSL205°, 55%, 59%
- HSL Precise204.615°, 55.45%, 58.627%
- HSV205°, 56%, 82%
- HSB205°, 56%, 82%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.816
- GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.627, 0.816)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.627, 0.816, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.627, 0.816)
- Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB81.6%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID5BA0D0
- DECIMAL ID6004944
- Name Length4
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- Counting from2025-01-01
