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#547AED Color

#547AED is rgb(84, 122, 237) in RGB, hsl(225, 81%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(65%, 49%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blueberry (#4F86F7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#547AED
HEX#547AED
RGBrgb(84, 122, 237)
HSLhsl(225, 81%, 63%)
HSVhsv(225, 65%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 49%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(61.1% 0.178 267.2)
LABlab(53.01% 14.75 -63.31)
LCHlch(53.01% 65.01 283.11)

What #547AED 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 #547AED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blueberry#4F86F7ΔE 6.03Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 7.68Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 9.79Han Blue#446CCFΔE 9.9Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 10.16Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 13.05

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

#547AED Channel Values

How #547AED 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 122 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 225° · S 81% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 225° · S 65% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 65% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.9:1 vs white · 5.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #547AED 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 text3.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #547AED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #547AED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #547AED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#547AED
Complementary
#EDC754
Analogous
#54C7ED
Analogous
#7A54ED
Triadic
#ED547A
Triadic
#7AED54
Split comp.
#ED7A54
Split comp.
#C7ED54

Tints & Shades of #547AED

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

#6B8CEF
#829EF2
#99B0F4
#B1C2F7
#C8D4F9
#DFE6FC

Shades

#2F5EE9
#1646D4
#123AAF
#0E2C86
#0A2061
#061237

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #547AED.

How #547AED 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#547AED
Protanopia#7575ED
Protanomaly#6977ED
Deuteranopia#6F6FED
Deuteranomaly#6574ED
Tritanopia#119090
Tritanomaly#3787BC
Achromatopsia#818181

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Using #547AED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-547aed: #547AED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #547AED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-547aed': '#547AED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.478, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_547aed">#547AED</color>
SVG fillfill="#547AED"

More Blue Colors

#547AED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#547AED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #547AED?

#547AED is a light blue — rgb(84, 122, 237) in RGB and hsl(225, 81%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blueberry (#4F86F7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.03.

What is the RGB value of #547AED?

#547AED is rgb(84, 122, 237) — red 84, green 122, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #547AED?

#547AED converts to approximately cmyk(65%, 49%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #547AED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #547AED scores 3.9:1 against white and 5.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #547AED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #547AED 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 royalblue (#4169E1) at a CIE76 distance of 7.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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