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#5A7DCE Color

#5A7DCE is rgb(90, 125, 206) in RGB, hsl(222, 54%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 39%, 0%, 19%) 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 8.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5A7DCE
HEX#5A7DCE
RGBrgb(90, 125, 206)
HSLhsl(222, 54%, 58%)
HSVhsv(222, 56%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 39%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.13 265.1)
LABlab(52.64% 5.85 -46.51)
LCHlch(52.64% 46.88 277.17)

What #5A7DCE 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 #5A7DCE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 8.92Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 9.76Tufts Blue#417DC1ΔE 10.17Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 11.19Bright Navy Blue#1974D2ΔE 11.92Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 12.34

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

#5A7DCE Channel Values

How #5A7DCE 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 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 222° · S 54% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 222° · S 56% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.99:1 vs white · 5.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5A7DCE 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 text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5A7DCE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5A7DCE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5A7DCE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5A7DCE
Complementary
#CEAB5A
Analogous
#5AB7CE
Analogous
#715ACE
Triadic
#CE5A7D
Triadic
#7DCE5A
Split comp.
#CE715A
Split comp.
#B7CE5A

Tints & Shades of #5A7DCE

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

#728FD5
#859FDB
#9DB1E2
#B4C4E9
#CCD7F0
#E0E6F6

Shades

#3B64C4
#3256A9
#294689
#20366A
#16264B
#0E182F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5A7DCE.

How #5A7DCE 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#5A7DCE
Protanopia#7878CE
Protanomaly#6D7ACE
Deuteranopia#7373CE
Deuteranomaly#6A77CE
Tritanopia#3F8B8B
Tritanomaly#4B85AA
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5A7DCE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5a7dce: #5A7DCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5A7DCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5a7dce': '#5A7DCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.353, green: 0.490, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_5a7dce">#5A7DCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#5A7DCE"

More Blue Colors

#5A7DCE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#5A7DCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5A7DCE?

#5A7DCE is a mid-tone blue — rgb(90, 125, 206) in RGB and hsl(222, 54%, 58%) 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 8.92.

What is the RGB value of #5A7DCE?

#5A7DCE is rgb(90, 125, 206) — red 90, green 125, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5A7DCE?

#5A7DCE converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 39%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5A7DCE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5A7DCE scores 3.99:1 against white and 5.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5A7DCE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5A7DCE 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 9.76, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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