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#54CAFC Color

#54CAFC is rgb(84, 202, 252) in RGB, hsl(198, 97%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(67%, 20%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#54CAFC
HEX#54CAFC
RGBrgb(84, 202, 252)
HSLhsl(198, 97%, 66%)
HSVhsv(198, 67%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 20%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(79.2% 0.126 229.5)
LABlab(76.20% -22.85 -35.09)
LCHlch(76.20% 41.87 236.93)

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

Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 6.98Vivid Sky Blue#00CCFFΔE 7.57Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 9.6Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 9.68Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 9.76Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 10.78

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

#54CAFC Channel Values

How #54CAFC 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 202 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 198° · S 97% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 198° · S 67% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 67% · M 20% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #54CAFC 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #54CAFC

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

Base
#54CAFC
Complementary
#FC8754
Analogous
#54FCDB
Analogous
#5476FC
Triadic
#FC54CA
Triadic
#CAFC54
Split comp.
#FC5476
Split comp.
#FCDB54

Tints & Shades of #54CAFC

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

#6DD2FD
#81D8FD
#9BE0FD
#AFE6FE
#C8EEFE
#DCF4FE

Shades

#27BCFC
#04AAF1
#038AC4
#026E9C
#024E6F
#012E41

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

How #54CAFC 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#54CAFC
Protanopia#BCBCFC
Protanomaly#9DC2FC
Deuteranopia#AEAEFE
Deuteranomaly#93BAFD
Tritanopia#38D1D1
Tritanomaly#45CEE4
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #54CAFC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-54cafc: #54CAFC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #54CAFC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-54cafc': '#54CAFC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.792, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_54cafc">#54CAFC</color>
SVG fillfill="#54CAFC"

More Teal Colors

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

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#54CAFC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #54CAFC?

#54CAFC is a light teal — rgb(84, 202, 252) in RGB and hsl(198, 97%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.98.

What is the RGB value of #54CAFC?

#54CAFC is rgb(84, 202, 252) — red 84, green 202, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #54CAFC?

#54CAFC converts to approximately cmyk(67%, 20%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #54CAFC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #54CAFC scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #54CAFC 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 deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 9.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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