What color is #5CA0FF?

#5CA0FF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Sky Dancer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5CA0FF?

The RGB value is 92, 160, 255: 92 red, 160 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5CA0FF?

The complementary color is #FFBB5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5CA0FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5CA0FF color

#5CA0FF rgb(92, 160, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5CA0FF is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 62.7% green and 100% blue (92, 160, 255).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 100% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Sky Dancer (#4499FF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#5CA0FF color codes

HEX	`#5CA0FF`
RGB	`rgb(92, 160, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 62.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 100%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 64%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 37%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.46, 7.35, -53.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.46, 54.08, 277.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.028, 34.634, 99.427)`
Decimal	`6070527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5CA0FF, 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 #5CA0FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5CA0FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	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 #5CA0FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5ca0ff; }
.text { color: #5ca0ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5ca0ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 160 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5ca0ff, #6a5cff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5CA0FF?: #5CA0FF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Sky Dancer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5CA0FF?: The RGB value is 92, 160, 255: 92 red, 160 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5CA0FF?: The complementary color is #FFBB5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5CA0FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.