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#5E60CF Color

#5E60CF is rgb(94, 96, 207) in RGB, hsl(239, 54%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 54%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Savoy Blue (#4B61D1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.06. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5E60CF
HEX#5E60CF
RGBrgb(94, 96, 207)
HSLhsl(239, 54%, 59%)
HSVhsv(239, 55%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 54%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(54.6% 0.168 278.5)
LABlab(45.16% 23.77 -58.97)
LCHlch(45.16% 63.58 291.95)

What #5E60CF 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 #5E60CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 5.06Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 5.92Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 9.88Cerulean Blue#2A52BEΔE 10.61Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 11.19Violet-blue#324AB2ΔE 11.28

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

#5E60CF Channel Values

How #5E60CF 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 94 · G 96 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 239° · S 54% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 239° · S 55% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.19:1 vs white · 4.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5E60CF 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.

TextWhite text5.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5E60CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5E60CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5E60CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5E60CF
Complementary
#CFCD5E
Analogous
#5E98CF
Analogous
#955ECF
Triadic
#CF5E60
Triadic
#60CF5E
Split comp.
#CF955E
Split comp.
#98CF5E

Tints & Shades of #5E60CF

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

#7677D6
#898BDC
#A1A2E3
#B4B5E9
#CCCDF0
#E0E0F6

Shades

#3F41C6
#3234A9
#292B89
#21226E
#17184F
#0E0F2F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5E60CF.

How #5E60CF 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#5E60CF
Protanopia#6060CF
Protanomaly#5F60CF
Deuteranopia#5F5FCF
Deuteranomaly#5F60CF
Tritanopia#3D7676
Tritanomaly#4C6EA1
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

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Using #5E60CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5e60cf: #5E60CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5E60CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5e60cf': '#5E60CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.376, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_5e60cf">#5E60CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#5E60CF"

More Blue Colors

#5E60CF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#5E60CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5E60CF?

#5E60CF is a mid-tone blue — rgb(94, 96, 207) in RGB and hsl(239, 54%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Savoy Blue (#4B61D1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.06.

What is the RGB value of #5E60CF?

#5E60CF is rgb(94, 96, 207) — red 94, green 96, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5E60CF?

#5E60CF converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 54%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5E60CF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5E60CF scores 5.19:1 against white and 4.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5E60CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5E60CF 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 slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 5.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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