Skip to content

#5A7DAF Color

#5A7DAF is rgb(90, 125, 175) in RGB, hsl(215, 35%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 29%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Glaucous (#6082B6), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5A7DAF
HEX#5A7DAF
RGBrgb(90, 125, 175)
HSLhsl(215, 35%, 52%)
HSVhsv(215, 49%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 29%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(58.4% 0.087 257.3)
LABlab(51.35% -1.99 -30.85)
LCHlch(51.35% 30.91 266.31)

What #5A7DAF 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 #5A7DAF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Glaucous#6082B6ΔE 2.29Blue Yonder#5072A7ΔE 4.73Silver Lake Blue#5D89BAΔE 5.06Steel Blue#4682B4ΔE 6.7Queen Blue#436B95ΔE 8.75Blue-gray#6699CCΔE 10.99

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

#5A7DAF Channel Values

How #5A7DAF 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 125 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 215° · S 35% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 215° · S 49% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.21:1 vs white · 4.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5A7DAF 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 text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5A7DAF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5A7DAF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5A7DAF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5A7DAF
Complementary
#AF8C5A
Analogous
#5AA8AF
Analogous
#615AAF
Triadic
#AF5A7D
Triadic
#7DAF5A
Split comp.
#AF615A
Split comp.
#A8AF5A

Tints & Shades of #5A7DAF

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

#7290BB
#87A1C5
#9FB3D1
#B3C4DB
#CBD7E6
#E0E7F0

Shades

#4B6C9B
#3F5B83
#334A6B
#293C56
#1E2B3E
#121A26

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5A7DAF.

How #5A7DAF 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#5A7DAF
Protanopia#7878AF
Protanomaly#6D7AAF
Deuteranopia#7373B0
Deuteranomaly#6A77AF
Tritanopia#4D8585
Tritanomaly#528297
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5A7DAF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5a7daf: #5A7DAF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5A7DAF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5a7daf': '#5A7DAF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.353, green: 0.490, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_5a7daf">#5A7DAF</color>
SVG fillfill="#5A7DAF"

More Blue Colors

#5A7DAF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#5A7DAF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5A7DAF?

#5A7DAF is a mid-tone blue — rgb(90, 125, 175) in RGB and hsl(215, 35%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Glaucous (#6082B6), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.29.

What is the RGB value of #5A7DAF?

#5A7DAF is rgb(90, 125, 175) — red 90, green 125, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5A7DAF?

#5A7DAF converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 29%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5A7DAF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5A7DAF scores 4.21:1 against white and 4.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5A7DAF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5A7DAF 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 6.7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #5A7DAF in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every blue in the color library, the guide to shades of blue, or the full color library.