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#5297FE Color

#5297FE is rgb(82, 151, 254) in RGB, hsl(216, 99%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 41%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dodger Blue (#1E90FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5297FE
HEX#5297FE
RGBrgb(82, 151, 254)
HSLhsl(216, 99%, 66%)
HSVhsv(216, 68%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 41%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(68% 0.168 258.3)
LABlab(61.72% 2.98 -58.79)
LCHlch(61.72% 58.87 272.91)

What #5297FE 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 #5297FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dodger Blue#1E90FFΔE 7.18Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 8.62Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 8.76Blueberry#4F86F7ΔE 9.66United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 10.88Microsoft Edge Blue#0078D7ΔE 13.13

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

#5297FE Channel Values

How #5297FE 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 82 · G 151 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 216° · S 99% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 216° · S 68% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.91:1 vs white · 7.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5297FE 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 text2.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5297FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5297FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5297FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5297FE
Complementary
#FEB952
Analogous
#52EDFE
Analogous
#6452FE
Triadic
#FE5297
Triadic
#97FE52
Split comp.
#FE6452
Split comp.
#EDFE52

Tints & Shades of #5297FE

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

#6CA6FE
#80B3FE
#9AC2FE
#AECEFF
#C7DDFF
#DBEAFF

Shades

#257CFE
#0162F4
#0150C6
#013F9D
#012D70
#001B42

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5297FE.

How #5297FE 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#5297FE
Protanopia#8E8EFE
Protanomaly#7B92FE
Deuteranopia#8585FF
Deuteranomaly#748DFE
Tritanopia#00A9A9
Tritanomaly#32A2D0
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5297FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5297fe: #5297FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5297FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5297fe': '#5297FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.322, green: 0.592, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_5297fe">#5297FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#5297FE"

More Blue Colors

#5297FE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#5297FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5297FE?

#5297FE is a light blue — rgb(82, 151, 254) in RGB and hsl(216, 99%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dodger Blue (#1E90FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.18.

What is the RGB value of #5297FE?

#5297FE is rgb(82, 151, 254) — red 82, green 151, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5297FE?

#5297FE converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 41%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5297FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5297FE scores 2.91:1 against white and 7.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5297FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5297FE 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 7.18, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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