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#5C7DA3 Color

#5C7DA3 is rgb(92, 125, 163) in RGB, hsl(212, 28%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 23%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5C7DA3
HEX#5C7DA3
RGBrgb(92, 125, 163)
HSLhsl(212, 28%, 50%)
HSVhsv(212, 44%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 23%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.07 252.5)
LABlab(51.04% -4.24 -24.40)
LCHlch(51.04% 24.77 260.13)

What #5C7DA3 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 #5C7DA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 7.57Silver Lake Blue#5D89BAΔE 7.81Queen Blue#436B95ΔE 8.09Glaucous#6082B6ΔE 8.12Steel Blue#4682B4ΔE 9.43Blue Yonder#5072A7ΔE 9.82

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

#5C7DA3 Channel Values

How #5C7DA3 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 92 · G 125 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 212° · S 28% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 212° · S 44% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.27:1 vs white · 4.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5C7DA3 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 text4.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5C7DA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5C7DA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5C7DA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5C7DA3
Complementary
#A3825C
Analogous
#5CA1A3
Analogous
#5E5CA3
Triadic
#A35C7D
Triadic
#7DA35C
Split comp.
#A35E5C
Split comp.
#A1A35C

Tints & Shades of #5C7DA3

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

#738FB0
#89A1BD
#A0B4CA
#B4C3D5
#CBD5E2
#E2E8EE

Shades

#4F6C8C
#445D79
#374B62
#2C3C4E
#1F2B37
#141C24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5C7DA3.

How #5C7DA3 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#5C7DA3
Protanopia#7878A3
Protanomaly#6E7AA3
Deuteranopia#7373A4
Deuteranomaly#6B77A3
Tritanopia#538383
Tritanomaly#578091
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5C7DA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5c7da3: #5C7DA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5C7DA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5c7da3': '#5C7DA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.361, green: 0.490, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_5c7da3">#5C7DA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#5C7DA3"

More Blue Colors

#5C7DA3 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#5C7DA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5C7DA3?

#5C7DA3 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(92, 125, 163) in RGB and hsl(212, 28%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.57.

What is the RGB value of #5C7DA3?

#5C7DA3 is rgb(92, 125, 163) — red 92, green 125, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5C7DA3?

#5C7DA3 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 23%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5C7DA3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5C7DA3 scores 4.27:1 against white and 4.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5C7DA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5C7DA3 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 9.43, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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