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#5A7FCE Color

#5A7FCE is rgb(90, 127, 206) in RGB, hsl(221, 54%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 38%, 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 8.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5A7FCE
HEX#5A7FCE
RGBrgb(90, 127, 206)
HSLhsl(221, 54%, 58%)
HSVhsv(221, 56%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 38%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.128 264)
LABlab(53.20% 4.74 -45.62)
LCHlch(53.20% 45.87 275.93)

What #5A7FCE 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 #5A7FCE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 8.1Tufts Blue#417DC1ΔE 8.94Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 9.39Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 12.08Bright Navy Blue#1974D2ΔE 12.6Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 12.68

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

#5A7FCE Channel Values

How #5A7FCE 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 127 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 221° · S 54% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 221° · S 56% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.92:1 vs white · 5.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5A7FCE 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 text3.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5A7FCE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5A7FCE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5A7FCE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5A7FCE
Complementary
#CEA95A
Analogous
#5AB9CE
Analogous
#6F5ACE
Triadic
#CE5A7F
Triadic
#7FCE5A
Split comp.
#CE6F5A
Split comp.
#B9CE5A

Tints & Shades of #5A7FCE

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

#7291D5
#85A0DB
#9DB3E2
#B4C5E9
#CCD7F0
#E0E7F6

Shades

#3B66C4
#3258A9
#294889
#20376A
#16274B
#0E192F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5A7FCE.

How #5A7FCE 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#5A7FCE
Protanopia#7A7ACE
Protanomaly#6E7CCE
Deuteranopia#7474CE
Deuteranomaly#6B79CE
Tritanopia#408C8C
Tritanomaly#4B87AB
Achromatopsia#818181

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Using #5A7FCE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5a7fce: #5A7FCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5A7FCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5a7fce': '#5A7FCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.353, green: 0.498, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_5a7fce">#5A7FCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#5A7FCE"

More Blue Colors

#5A7FCE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#5A7FCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5A7FCE?

#5A7FCE is a mid-tone blue — rgb(90, 127, 206) in RGB and hsl(221, 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 8.1.

What is the RGB value of #5A7FCE?

#5A7FCE is rgb(90, 127, 206) — red 90, green 127, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5A7FCE?

#5A7FCE converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 38%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5A7FCE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5A7FCE scores 3.92:1 against white and 5.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5A7FCE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5A7FCE 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 9.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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