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#54A5FC Color

#54A5FC is rgb(84, 165, 252) in RGB, hsl(211, 97%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(67%, 35%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is United Nations Blue (#5B92E5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#54A5FC
HEX#54A5FC
RGBrgb(84, 165, 252)
HSLhsl(211, 97%, 66%)
HSVhsv(211, 67%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 35%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(71% 0.151 252.2)
LABlab(65.63% -4.66 -51.51)
LCHlch(65.63% 51.72 264.83)

What #54A5FC 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 #54A5FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 8.59Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 8.97Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 9.95French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 10.52Microsoft Blue#00A2EDΔE 11.59Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 13.69

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

#54A5FC Channel Values

How #54A5FC 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 165 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 211° · S 97% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 211° · S 67% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 67% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.57:1 vs white · 8.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #54A5FC 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 text2.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #54A5FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #54A5FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #54A5FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#54A5FC
Complementary
#FCAB54
Analogous
#54FAFC
Analogous
#5754FC
Triadic
#FC54A5
Triadic
#A5FC54
Split comp.
#FC5754
Split comp.
#FAFC54

Tints & Shades of #54A5FC

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

#6DB3FD
#81BDFD
#9BCAFD
#AFD5FE
#C8E2FE
#DCEDFE

Shades

#278EFC
#0476F1
#0360C4
#024C9C
#02366F
#012041

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #54A5FC.

How #54A5FC 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#54A5FC
Protanopia#9B9BFC
Protanomaly#849FFC
Deuteranopia#9191FD
Deuteranomaly#7D99FD
Tritanopia#1DB3B3
Tritanomaly#3AAED4
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #54A5FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-54a5fc: #54A5FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #54A5FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-54a5fc': '#54A5FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.647, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_54a5fc">#54A5FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#54A5FC"

More Blue Colors

#54A5FC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#54A5FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #54A5FC?

#54A5FC is a light blue — rgb(84, 165, 252) in RGB and hsl(211, 97%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5B92E5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.59.

What is the RGB value of #54A5FC?

#54A5FC is rgb(84, 165, 252) — red 84, green 165, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #54A5FC?

#54A5FC converts to approximately cmyk(67%, 35%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #54A5FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #54A5FC scores 2.57:1 against white and 8.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #54A5FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #54A5FC 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 8.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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