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#5A70BA Color

#5A70BA is rgb(90, 112, 186) in RGB, hsl(226, 41%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 40%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indigo (Crayola) (#4F69C6), visibly different at ΔE 11.39. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5A70BA
HEX#5A70BA
RGBrgb(90, 112, 186)
HSLhsl(226, 41%, 54%)
HSVhsv(226, 52%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 40%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(56.2% 0.118 269.8)
LABlab(48.09% 8.03 -42.27)
LCHlch(48.09% 43.03 280.75)

What #5A70BA 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 #5A70BA, 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.

#5A70BA Channel Values

How #5A70BA 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 112 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 226° · S 41% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 226° · S 52% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.71:1 vs white · 4.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5A70BA 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 text4.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5A70BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5A70BA; 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 #5A70BA

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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Shades

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How #5A70BA 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#5A70BA
Protanopia#6D6DBA
Protanomaly#666EBA
Deuteranopia#6969BA
Deuteranomaly#646CBA
Tritanopia#457D7D
Tritanomaly#4E7899
Achromatopsia#747474

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Using #5A70BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5a70ba: #5A70BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5A70BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5a70ba': '#5A70BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.353, green: 0.439, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_5a70ba">#5A70BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#5A70BA"

More Blue Colors

#5A70BA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5A70BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5A70BA?

#5A70BA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(90, 112, 186) in RGB and hsl(226, 41%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indigo (Crayola) (#4F69C6), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.39.

What is the RGB value of #5A70BA?

#5A70BA is rgb(90, 112, 186) — red 90, green 112, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5A70BA?

#5A70BA converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 40%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5A70BA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5A70BA scores 4.71:1 against white and 4.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5A70BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5A70BA 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 16.13, which is visibly different.

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