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#5694BD Color

#5694BD is rgb(86, 148, 189) in RGB, hsl(204, 44%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 22%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cerulean Frost (#6D9BC3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5694BD
HEX#5694BD
RGBrgb(86, 148, 189)
HSLhsl(204, 44%, 54%)
HSVhsv(204, 54%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 22%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(64.1% 0.089 239.2)
LABlab(58.40% -11.76 -27.97)
LCHlch(58.40% 30.34 247.19)

What #5694BD 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 #5694BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cerulean Frost#6D9BC3ΔE 5.49Blue-gray#6699CCΔE 7Iceberg#71A6D2ΔE 7.74Silver Lake Blue#5D89BAΔE 7.92Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 7.92Air Superiority Blue#72A0C1ΔE 7.94

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

#5694BD Channel Values

How #5694BD 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 148 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 204° · S 44% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 204° · S 54% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.3:1 vs white · 6.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5694BD 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 text3.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5694BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5694BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5694BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5694BD
Complementary
#BD7F56
Analogous
#56BDB3
Analogous
#5660BD
Triadic
#BD5694
Triadic
#94BD56
Split comp.
#BD5660
Split comp.
#BDB356

Tints & Shades of #5694BD

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

#6CA2C6
#86B2D0
#9CC0D8
#B2CEE1
#C8DCEA
#E2ECF4

Shades

#4382AD
#396F93
#2F5C79
#24455C
#1A3242
#101F28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5694BD.

How #5694BD 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#5694BD
Protanopia#8C8CBD
Protanomaly#7A8FBD
Deuteranopia#8484BE
Deuteranomaly#748ABE
Tritanopia#499A9A
Tritanomaly#4E98A9
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

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Using #5694BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5694bd: #5694BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5694BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5694bd': '#5694BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.337, green: 0.580, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_5694bd">#5694BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#5694BD"

More Blue Colors

#5694BD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#5694BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5694BD?

#5694BD is a mid-tone blue — rgb(86, 148, 189) in RGB and hsl(204, 44%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cerulean Frost (#6D9BC3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.49.

What is the RGB value of #5694BD?

#5694BD is rgb(86, 148, 189) — red 86, green 148, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5694BD?

#5694BD converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 22%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5694BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5694BD scores 3.3:1 against white and 6.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5694BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5694BD 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 8.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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