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#5A46EC Color

#5A46EC is rgb(90, 70, 236) in RGB, hsl(247, 81%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 70%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Palatinate Blue (#273BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.71. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5A46EC
HEX#5A46EC
RGBrgb(90, 70, 236)
HSLhsl(247, 81%, 60%)
HSVhsv(247, 70%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 70%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(52.5% 0.236 279.9)
LABlab(40.82% 45.12 -82.52)
LCHlch(40.82% 94.05 298.67)

What #5A46EC 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 #5A46EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#5A46EC Channel Values

How #5A46EC 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 90 · G 70 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 247° · S 81% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 247° · S 70% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 70% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.96:1 vs white · 3.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5A46EC 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.

TextWhite text5.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5A46EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5A46EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #5A46EC

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.

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How #5A46EC 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#5A46EC
Protanopia#4A4AEC
Protanomaly#5148EC
Deuteranopia#4D4DEC
Deuteranomaly#534AEC
Tritanopia#0A6F6F
Tritanomaly#3A61AF
Achromatopsia#646464

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Using #5A46EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5a46ec: #5A46EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5A46EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5a46ec': '#5A46EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.353, green: 0.275, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_5a46ec">#5A46EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#5A46EC"

More Blue Colors

#5A46EC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5A46EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5A46EC?

#5A46EC is a light blue — rgb(90, 70, 236) in RGB and hsl(247, 81%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Palatinate Blue (#273BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.71.

What is the RGB value of #5A46EC?

#5A46EC is rgb(90, 70, 236) — red 90, green 70, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5A46EC?

#5A46EC converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 70%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5A46EC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5A46EC scores 5.96:1 against white and 3.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5A46EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5A46EC 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 19.05, which is visibly different.

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