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#5477A0 Color

#5477A0 is rgb(84, 119, 160) in RGB, hsl(212, 31%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 26%, 0%, 37%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Queen Blue (#436B95), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.24. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5477A0
HEX#5477A0
RGBrgb(84, 119, 160)
HSLhsl(212, 31%, 48%)
HSVhsv(212, 48%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 26%, 0%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(56% 0.076 253)
LABlab(48.67% -4.00 -26.35)
LCHlch(48.67% 26.65 261.37)

What #5477A0 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 #5477A0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Queen Blue#436B95ΔE 5.24Blue Yonder#5072A7ΔE 7.33Glaucous#6082B6ΔE 7.56Silver Lake Blue#5D89BAΔE 8.16Steel Blue#4682B4ΔE 8.49Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 10.08

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

#5477A0 Channel Values

How #5477A0 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 119 · B 1608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 212° · S 31% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 212° · S 48% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.64:1 vs white · 4.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5477A0 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 text4.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5477A0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5477A0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5477A0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5477A0
Complementary
#A07D54
Analogous
#549EA0
Analogous
#5754A0
Triadic
#A05478
Triadic
#78A054
Split comp.
#A05754
Split comp.
#9EA054

Tints & Shades of #5477A0

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

#698AB0
#809CBC
#97AEC8
#B2C3D7
#CAD5E3
#E1E8EF

Shades

#4A698C
#3E5775
#334861
#28394D
#1E2A39
#121921

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5477A0.

How #5477A0 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#5477A0
Protanopia#7272A0
Protanomaly#6774A0
Deuteranopia#6D6DA1
Deuteranomaly#6471A0
Tritanopia#497D7D
Tritanomaly#4E7B8C
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5477A0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5477a0: #5477A0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5477A0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5477a0': '#5477A0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.467, blue: 0.627)
Android XML<color name="color_5477a0">#5477A0</color>
SVG fillfill="#5477A0"

More Blue Colors

#5477A0 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#5477A0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5477A0?

#5477A0 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(84, 119, 160) in RGB and hsl(212, 31%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Queen Blue (#436B95), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.24.

What is the RGB value of #5477A0?

#5477A0 is rgb(84, 119, 160) — red 84, green 119, and blue 160 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5477A0?

#5477A0 converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 26%, 0%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5477A0 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5477A0 scores 4.64:1 against white and 4.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5477A0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5477A0 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 8.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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