Blue Lagoon (#5E93A1)

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: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.41:1 — vs black: 6.16:1

Color values

  • HEX #5E93A1
  • RGB rgb(94, 147, 161)
  • HSL hsl(192, 41%, 63%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 41.61, 8.7, 0, 36.86 )

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5E93A1 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Blue Lagoon
#5E93A1 Base
#A16C5E
Analogous

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

Blue Lagoon
#5E93A1 Base
#5EA18D
#5E72A1
Triadic

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

Blue Lagoon
#5E93A1 Base
#A15E93
#93A15E
Split-Complementary

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

Blue Lagoon
#5E93A1 Base
#A15E72
#A18D5E
Tetradic (Square)

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

Blue Lagoon
#5E93A1 Base
#8D5EA1
#A16C5E
#72A15E
Monochromatic

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

Blue Lagoon
#5E93A1 Base
#263B40
#426771
#4F7B87
#78A4B0
#8EB3BD
#BFD4D9
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#090F10
#1A292D
#2B444A
#3C5E67
#4D7984
Blue Lagoon #5E93A1 Base
#7BA6B2
#98BAC3
#B5CDD4
#D2E1E5
#EFF4F6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #5E93A1. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #5E93A1;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #5E93A1;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #5E93A1;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #5E93A1,
        #C88A7A
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #5E93A1,
        #C88A7A
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$blue-lagoon: #5E93A1;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$blue-lagoon-r: 94;
$blue-lagoon-g: 147;
$blue-lagoon-b: 161;

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

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

Normal Vision #5E93A1 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #8686A2 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 #8E8EA1 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #5A9595 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #8B8B8B 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 Lagoon ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Blue Lagoon #5E93A1 Base
Desaturated Cyan #669999 ΔE 6.43
Blue (Munsell) #0093AF ΔE 6.81
Cadet Blue #5F9EA0 ΔE 6.85
Bondi Blue #0095B6 ΔE 7.24

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.