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#5692DC Color

#5692DC is rgb(86, 146, 220) in RGB, hsl(213, 66%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 34%, 0%, 14%) 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 5.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5692DC
HEX#5692DC
RGBrgb(86, 146, 220)
HSLhsl(213, 66%, 60%)
HSVhsv(213, 61%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 34%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(65.2% 0.128 254.6)
LABlab(58.99% -2.85 -44.38)
LCHlch(58.99% 44.47 266.33)

What #5692DC 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 #5692DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 5.32Tufts Blue#417DC1ΔE 8.49Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 8.57Green-blue (Crayola)#2887C8ΔE 9.63Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 9.73Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 10.59

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

#5692DC Channel Values

How #5692DC 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 86 · G 146 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 213° · S 66% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 213° · S 61% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.21:1 vs white · 6.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5692DC 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 text3.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5692DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5692DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5692DC
Complementary
#DCA056
Analogous
#56D6DC
Analogous
#5C56DC
Triadic
#DC5692
Triadic
#92DC56
Split comp.
#DC5C56
Split comp.
#D6DC56

Tints & Shades of #5692DC

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

#6BA0E1
#84B0E6
#99BEEA
#B3CEEF
#C8DCF4
#E1ECF9

Shades

#347DD5
#2669BA
#1F5698
#184377
#113055
#0A1D33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5692DC.

How #5692DC 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#5692DC
Protanopia#8A8ADC
Protanomaly#798DDC
Deuteranopia#8282DD
Deuteranomaly#7389DC
Tritanopia#379E9E
Tritanomaly#4599BA
Achromatopsia#909090

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Using #5692DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5692dc: #5692DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5692DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5692dc': '#5692DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.337, green: 0.573, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_5692dc">#5692DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#5692DC"

More Blue Colors

#5692DC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#5692DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5692DC?

#5692DC is a light blue — rgb(86, 146, 220) in RGB and hsl(213, 66%, 60%) 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 5.32.

What is the RGB value of #5692DC?

#5692DC is rgb(86, 146, 220) — red 86, green 146, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5692DC?

#5692DC converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 34%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5692DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5692DC scores 3.21:1 against white and 6.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5692DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5692DC 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 8.57, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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