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#5E86CF Color

#5E86CF is rgb(94, 134, 207) in RGB, hsl(219, 54%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 35%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tufts Blue (#417DC1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5E86CF
HEX#5E86CF
RGBrgb(94, 134, 207)
HSLhsl(219, 54%, 59%)
HSVhsv(219, 55%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 35%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(62.3% 0.12 261.7)
LABlab(55.44% 2.09 -42.64)
LCHlch(55.44% 42.69 272.80)

What #5E86CF 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 #5E86CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tufts Blue#417DC1ΔE 7United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 7.24Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 9.56Glaucous#6082B6ΔE 11.74Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 12.49Green-blue (Crayola)#2887C8ΔE 12.6

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

#5E86CF Channel Values

How #5E86CF 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 134 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 219° · S 54% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 219° · S 55% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.63:1 vs white · 5.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5E86CF 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 text3.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5E86CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5E86CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5E86CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5E86CF
Complementary
#CFA75E
Analogous
#5EBECF
Analogous
#6F5ECF
Triadic
#CF5E86
Triadic
#86CF5E
Split comp.
#CF6F5E
Split comp.
#BECF5E

Tints & Shades of #5E86CF

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

#7697D6
#89A6DC
#A1B8E3
#B4C7E9
#CCD8F0
#E0E7F6

Shades

#3F6EC6
#325CA9
#294B89
#213C6E
#172B4F
#0E1A2F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5E86CF.

How #5E86CF 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#5E86CF
Protanopia#8080CF
Protanomaly#7483CF
Deuteranopia#7B7BD0
Deuteranomaly#707FCF
Tritanopia#479292
Tritanomaly#518DAE
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5E86CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5e86cf: #5E86CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5E86CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5e86cf': '#5E86CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.525, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_5e86cf">#5E86CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#5E86CF"

More Blue Colors

#5E86CF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#5E86CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5E86CF?

#5E86CF is a mid-tone blue — rgb(94, 134, 207) in RGB and hsl(219, 54%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417DC1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.

What is the RGB value of #5E86CF?

#5E86CF is rgb(94, 134, 207) — red 94, green 134, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5E86CF?

#5E86CF converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 35%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5E86CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5E86CF scores 3.63:1 against white and 5.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5E86CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5E86CF 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 9.56, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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