Blue Yonder (#5072A7)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 4.88:1 — vs black: 4.31:1

Color values

  • HEX #5072A7
  • RGB rgb(80, 114, 167)
  • HSL hsl(216, 52%, 65%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 52.1, 31.74, 0, 34.51 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5072A7 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Blue Yonder
#5072A7 Base
#A78550
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Blue Yonder
#5072A7 Base
#509EA7
#5950A7
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Blue Yonder
#5072A7 Base
#A75072
#72A750
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Blue Yonder
#5072A7 Base
#A75950
#9EA750
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Blue Yonder
#5072A7 Base
#A7509E
#A78550
#50A759
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Blue Yonder
#5072A7 Base
#1E2B40
#374F73
#435F8B
#6987B7
#819BC3
#B5C4DB
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Blue Yonder, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#080C11
#17202F
#25354D
#33496B
#425E89
Blue Yonder #5072A7 Base
#6D8BB9
#8DA5C9
#AEBED8
#CED8E7
#EEF1F7
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #5072A7. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #5072A7;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #5072A7;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #5072A7;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #5072A7,
        #D5B179
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #5072A7,
        #D5B179
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$blue-yonder: #5072A7;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$blue-yonder-r: 80;
$blue-yonder-g: 114;
$blue-yonder-b: 167;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $blue-yonder;
    color: rgba($blue-yonder-r, $blue-yonder-g, $blue-yonder-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Blue Yonder appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #5072A7 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #6A6AA7 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #6F6FA7 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #407A7A Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #717171 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Blue Yonder ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Blue Yonder #5072A7 Base
Queen Blue #436B95 ΔE 4.26
UCLA Blue #536895 ΔE 4.88
Han Blue #446CCF ΔE 4.99
Tufts Blue #417DC1 ΔE 5.91

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.