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#547487 Color

#547487 is rgb(84, 116, 135) in RGB, hsl(202, 23%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 14%, 0%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Electric Blue (#536878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.8. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#547487
HEX#547487
RGBrgb(84, 116, 135)
HSLhsl(202, 23%, 43%)
HSVhsv(202, 38%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 14%, 0%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(54.2% 0.047 234.9)
LABlab(46.92% -8.06 -14.36)
LCHlch(46.92% 16.47 240.67)

What #547487 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 #547487, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Electric Blue#536878ΔE 5.8Cadet#536872ΔE 7.63Slate Gray#708090ΔE 8.32Teal Blue#367588ΔE 8.94Deep Space Sparkle#4A646CΔE 9.14Black Coral#54626FΔE 9.4

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

#547487 Channel Values

How #547487 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 116 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 202° · S 23% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 202° · S 38% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.97:1 vs white · 4.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #547487 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 text4.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #547487

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #547487; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#547487
Complementary
#876754
Analogous
#548780
Analogous
#545B87
Triadic
#875474
Triadic
#748754
Split comp.
#87545B
Split comp.
#878054

Tints & Shades of #547487

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

#658A9F
#7E9DAE
#97B0BE
#ADC1CC
#C7D4DC
#E0E7EB

Shades

#496474
#3F5764
#334652
#293942
#1D292F
#141B1F

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How #547487 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#547487
Protanopia#6F6F87
Protanomaly#657187
Deuteranopia#6B6B88
Deuteranomaly#626F87
Tritanopia#507777
Tritanomaly#52767D
Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #547487 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-547487: #547487;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #547487;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-547487': '#547487' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.455, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_547487">#547487</color>
SVG fillfill="#547487"

More Blue Colors

#547487 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#547487 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #547487?

#547487 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(84, 116, 135) in RGB and hsl(202, 23%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Electric Blue (#536878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.8.

What is the RGB value of #547487?

#547487 is rgb(84, 116, 135) — red 84, green 116, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #547487?

#547487 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 14%, 0%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #547487 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #547487 scores 4.97:1 against white and 4.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #547487 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #547487 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 8.32, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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