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#5495FC Color

#5495FC is rgb(84, 149, 252) in RGB, hsl(217, 97%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(67%, 41%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dodger Blue (#1E90FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5495FC
HEX#5495FC
RGBrgb(84, 149, 252)
HSLhsl(217, 97%, 66%)
HSVhsv(217, 67%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 41%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(67.6% 0.167 259.3)
LABlab(61.15% 3.86 -58.59)
LCHlch(61.15% 58.72 273.77)

What #5495FC 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 #5495FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dodger Blue#1E90FFΔE 7.41Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 8.44Blueberry#4F86F7ΔE 8.85Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 8.95United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 10.83Microsoft Edge Blue#0078D7ΔE 12.8

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

#5495FC Channel Values

How #5495FC 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 149 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 217° · S 97% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 217° · S 67% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 67% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.97:1 vs white · 7.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5495FC 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 text2.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5495FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5495FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5495FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5495FC
Complementary
#FCBC54
Analogous
#54E9FC
Analogous
#6854FC
Triadic
#FC5495
Triadic
#95FC54
Split comp.
#FC6854
Split comp.
#E9FC54

Tints & Shades of #5495FC

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

#6DA4FD
#81B1FD
#9BC0FD
#AFCDFE
#C8DDFE
#DCE9FE

Shades

#2779FC
#045FF1
#034DC4
#023D9C
#022B6F
#011A41

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5495FC.

How #5495FC 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#5495FC
Protanopia#8D8DFC
Protanomaly#7A90FC
Deuteranopia#8484FD
Deuteranomaly#748BFC
Tritanopia#0AA7A7
Tritanomaly#36A0CF
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5495FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5495fc: #5495FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5495FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5495fc': '#5495FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.584, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_5495fc">#5495FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#5495FC"

More Blue Colors

#5495FC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#5495FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5495FC?

#5495FC is a light blue — rgb(84, 149, 252) in RGB and hsl(217, 97%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dodger Blue (#1E90FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.41.

What is the RGB value of #5495FC?

#5495FC is rgb(84, 149, 252) — red 84, green 149, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5495FC?

#5495FC converts to approximately cmyk(67%, 41%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5495FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5495FC scores 2.97:1 against white and 7.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5495FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5495FC 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 dodgerblue (#1E90FF) at a CIE76 distance of 7.41, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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