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#5087ED Color

#5087ED is rgb(80, 135, 237) in RGB, hsl(219, 81%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 43%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blueberry (#4F86F7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5087ED
HEX#5087ED
RGBrgb(80, 135, 237)
HSLhsl(219, 81%, 62%)
HSVhsv(219, 66%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 43%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(63.6% 0.164 261.6)
LABlab(56.37% 6.63 -57.96)
LCHlch(56.37% 58.34 276.53)

What #5087ED Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #5087ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blueberry#4F86F7ΔE 6.15Dodger Blue#1E90FFΔE 9.14Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 9.83Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 9.84Bright Navy Blue#1974D2ΔE 9.91Microsoft Edge Blue#0078D7ΔE 9.93

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#5087ED Channel Values

How #5087ED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 80 · G 135 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 219° · S 81% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 219° · S 66% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 43% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.48:1 vs white · 6.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5087ED background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5087ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5087ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5087ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5087ED
Complementary
#EDB650
Analogous
#50D5ED
Analogous
#6750ED
Triadic
#ED5087
Triadic
#87ED50
Split comp.
#ED6750
Split comp.
#D5ED50

Tints & Shades of #5087ED

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6796EF
#7EA6F1
#95B6F4
#B1C9F7
#C8D9F9
#DFE9FC

Shades

#2B6DE9
#1657D0
#1247AB
#0E3886
#0A2961
#061737

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5087ED.

How #5087ED Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#5087ED
Protanopia#8080ED
Protanomaly#7083ED
Deuteranopia#7878EE
Deuteranomaly#6A7EED
Tritanopia#0B9999
Tritanomaly#3492C0
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5087ED in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-5087ed: #5087ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5087ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5087ed': '#5087ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.314, green: 0.529, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_5087ed">#5087ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#5087ED"

More Blue Colors

#5087ED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#5087ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5087ED?

#5087ED is a light blue — rgb(80, 135, 237) in RGB and hsl(219, 81%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blueberry (#4F86F7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.15.

What is the RGB value of #5087ED?

#5087ED is rgb(80, 135, 237) — red 80, green 135, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5087ED?

#5087ED converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 43%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5087ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5087ED scores 3.48:1 against white and 6.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5087ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5087ED is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dodgerblue (#1E90FF) at a CIE76 distance of 9.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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