#5CADFF Color

#5CADFF is rgb(92, 173, 255) in RGB, hsl(210, 100%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(64%, 32%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Sky Blue (#77B5FE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5CADFF

HEX#5CADFF

RGBrgb(92, 173, 255)

HSLhsl(210, 100%, 68%)

HSVhsv(210, 64%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 32%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(73.2% 0.144 250.7)

LABlab(68.31% -6.53 -48.90)

LCHlch(68.31% 49.33 262.39)

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

French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 6.99 Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 10.37 Microsoft Blue#00A2EDΔE 10.58 Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 11.27 United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 11.27 Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 11.98

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

#5CADFF Channel Values

How #5CADFF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 92 · G 173 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 210° · S 100% · L 68%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 210° · S 64% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 64% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.37:1 vs white · 8.88:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5CADFF 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 text2.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text8.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5CADFF

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

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #5CADFF

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

Shades

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How #5CADFF 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#5CADFF

Protanopia#A3A3FF

Protanomaly#8CA7FF

Deuteranopia#9898FF

Deuteranomaly#84A1FF

Tritanopia#33BABA

Tritanomaly#47B5D9

Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

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Using #5CADFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5cadff: #5CADFF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5CADFF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5cadff': '#5CADFF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.361, green: 0.678, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="color_5cadff">#5CADFF</color>

SVG fillfill="#5CADFF"

More Blue Colors

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

5d89ba 5c7ee6 5d8aa8 5c5cff 5d94c0 5b92e5 5dadec 5a4fcf 5f6e7c 5959de 6050dc 5946b2 74acdf 8db0f2 abc7de ccccff e8ebed 00008b 0047ab 07193b 1560bd 22229b 324ab2 432dd7

#5CADFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5CADFF?

#5CADFF is a light blue — rgb(92, 173, 255) in RGB and hsl(210, 100%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Sky Blue (#77B5FE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.99.

What is the RGB value of #5CADFF?

#5CADFF is rgb(92, 173, 255) — red 92, green 173, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5CADFF?

#5CADFF converts to approximately cmyk(64%, 32%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5CADFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5CADFF scores 2.37:1 against white and 8.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #5CADFF 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 11.98, which is visibly different.

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