Close to Medium Slate Blue
#5461FF
#5461FF is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 32.9% red, 38% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 235°, with 100% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #5461FF.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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4.63:1 AABlack text on this color
4.53:1 AAThis color as text on white
4.63:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.53:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #5461FF as they’d see it.
#5461FF in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #5461FF
What color is #5461FF?
#5461FF is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 32.9% red, 38% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 235°, with 100% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #5461FF in RGB?
#5461FF is rgb(84, 97, 255): 84 red, 97 green, and 255 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #5461FF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(67, 62, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #5461FF?
PANTONE 286 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #5461FF?
Its complement #7D7700 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.