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#57A1CE Sub-Zero

#57A1CE is a medium, moderately saturated blue named Sub-Zero. In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 63.1% green and 80.8% blue (rgb(87, 161, 206)). Its HSL value is 203° hue, 55% saturation and 57% lightness, and in CMYK it is 58% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #57A1CE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.39:1.

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Variations of #57A1CE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#57A1CE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#57A1CE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #57A1CE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7C94CD
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8CA0D0
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #809FCF
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7C94CD
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7399CE
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00ADB0
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #41A6C1
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8C9BA8

#57A1CE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.84:1 Very poor#57A1CE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.39:1 Very good#57A1CE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#57A1CE in CSS

/* Sub-Zero */
.color { color: #57A1CE; }
.background { background-color: #57A1CE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #57A1CE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(87 161 206);
color: hsl(203 55% 57%);
color: oklch(0.679 0.100 237.4);

#57A1CE FAQ

What color is #57A1CE?

#57A1CE is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Sub-Zero. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #57A1CE?

#57A1CE is rgb(87, 161, 206) in RGB, hsl(203, 55%, 57%) in HSL and cmyk(58%, 22%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #57A1CE?

The complementary color of #57A1CE is #CE8457, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #57A1CE?

Black text has the best contrast on #57A1CE: 7.39:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #57A1CE a warm or cool color?

#57A1CE is a cool color.