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#5461AB Color

#5461AB is rgb(84, 97, 171) in RGB, hsl(231, 34%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 43%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amethyst (Crayola) (#64609A), visibly different at ΔE 10.62. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5461AB
HEX#5461AB
RGBrgb(84, 97, 171)
HSLhsl(231, 34%, 50%)
HSVhsv(231, 51%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 43%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(51.7% 0.117 274.1)
LABlab(42.78% 11.27 -41.98)
LCHlch(42.78% 43.47 285.03)

What #5461AB 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 #5461AB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#5461AB Channel Values

How #5461AB 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 84 · G 97 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 231° · S 34% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 231° · S 51% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 43% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.71:1 vs white · 3.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5461AB 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.

TextWhite text5.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5461AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5461AB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #5461AB

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5461AB.

How #5461AB 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#5461AB
Protanopia#5F5FAB
Protanomaly#5B60AB
Deuteranopia#5D5DAB
Deuteranomaly#595FAB
Tritanopia#406E6E
Tritanomaly#49698B
Achromatopsia#666666

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5461AB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5461ab: #5461AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5461AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5461ab': '#5461AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.380, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_5461ab">#5461AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#5461AB"

More Blue Colors

#5461AB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5461AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5461AB?

#5461AB is a mid-tone blue — rgb(84, 97, 171) in RGB and hsl(231, 34%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amethyst (Crayola) (#64609A), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.62.

What is the RGB value of #5461AB?

#5461AB is rgb(84, 97, 171) — red 84, green 97, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5461AB?

#5461AB converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 43%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5461AB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5461AB scores 5.71:1 against white and 3.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5461AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5461AB 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 16.11, which is visibly different.

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