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#5461ED Color

#5461ED is rgb(84, 97, 237) in RGB, hsl(235, 81%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(65%, 59%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ultramarine Blue (#4166F5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5461ED
HEX#5461ED
RGBrgb(84, 97, 237)
HSLhsl(235, 81%, 63%)
HSVhsv(235, 65%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 59%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(56.4% 0.208 273.6)
LABlab(46.55% 29.24 -73.75)
LCHlch(46.55% 79.34 291.63)

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

Ultramarine Blue#4166F5ΔE 5Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 7.02Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 7.67Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 9.05Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 9.82Iris#5A4FCFΔE 10.15

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

#5461ED Channel Values

How #5461ED 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 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 235° · S 81% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 235° · S 65% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 65% · M 59% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.87:1 vs white · 4.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5461ED 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 text4.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5461ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5461ED

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

Base
#5461ED
Complementary
#EDE054
Analogous
#54ADED
Analogous
#9454ED
Triadic
#ED5461
Triadic
#61ED54
Split comp.
#ED9454
Split comp.
#ADED54

Tints & Shades of #5461ED

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

#6B76EF
#828CF2
#99A1F4
#B1B6F7
#C8CCF9
#DFE1FC

Shades

#2F3FE9
#1626D4
#121FAF
#0E1886
#0A1161
#060A37

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

How #5461ED 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#5461ED
Protanopia#5F5FED
Protanomaly#5B60ED
Deuteranopia#5D5DED
Deuteranomaly#595FED
Tritanopia#007F7F
Tritanomaly#3374B6
Achromatopsia#717171

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Using #5461ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5461ed: #5461ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5461ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5461ed': '#5461ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.380, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_5461ed">#5461ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#5461ED"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#5461ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5461ED?

#5461ED is a light blue — rgb(84, 97, 237) in RGB and hsl(235, 81%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166F5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.

What is the RGB value of #5461ED?

#5461ED is rgb(84, 97, 237) — red 84, green 97, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5461ED?

#5461ED converts to approximately cmyk(65%, 59%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5461ED be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5461ED scores 4.87:1 against white and 4.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #5461ED 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 9.82, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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