What color is #5494F0?

#5494F0 is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Polar Glow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5494F0?

The RGB value is 84, 148, 240: 84 red, 148 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5494F0?

The complementary color is #F0B054, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5494F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5494F0 color

#5494F0 rgb(84, 148, 240)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5494F0 is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 58% green and 94.1% blue (84, 148, 240).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 84% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Polar Glow (#5097FC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#5494F0 color codes

HEX	`#5494F0`
RGB	`rgb(84, 148, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 58%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 84%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 65%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 38%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.09, 8.02, -52.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.09, 52.93, 278.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.969, 29.353, 86.508)`
Decimal	`5543152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5494F0, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5494F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5494F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5494F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5494f0; }
.text { color: #5494f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5494f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 148 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5494f0, #6254f0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5494F0?: #5494F0 is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Polar Glow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5494F0?: The RGB value is 84, 148, 240: 84 red, 148 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5494F0?: The complementary color is #F0B054, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5494F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.