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#548CF2 — Vivid Blue

#548CF2 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornflowerblue (#6495ED) — not an exact match. CSS cornflowerblue gives you #6495ED, a different color; use #548CF2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#548CF2 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #F2BB54; it also sits naturally between #54DAF2 and #6C54F2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#548CF2 · RGB 84, 140, 242

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Color values

HEX#548CF2
RGB84, 140, 242
HSL219°, 86%, 64%
HSV219°, 65%, 95%
CMYK65%, 42%, 0%, 5%
XYZ29.06, 27.05, 87.69
Yxy27.05, 0.2021, 0.1881
CIE-Lab59.02, 13.47, -56.73
Hunter Lab52.01, 11.68, -68.94

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 33% · Green 55% · Blue 95%

Cyan 65% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #548CF2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #548CF2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #548CF2

.text { color: #548CF2; }
.background { background-color: #548CF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #548CF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(84, 140, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(219, 86%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #548CF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(84, 140, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #548CF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(84, 140, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#548CF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#548CF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #548CF2

#3878F0#1B65EE#1057DA#0E4CBE#0C40A1#0A3585#082A68#061E4C#04132F#010813

Tints of #548CF2

#6295F3#719FF4#84ACF6#92B5F7#A0BFF8#AEC8F9#BDD2FA#D0DFFB#DEE9FD#ECF2FE

Tones of #548CF2

#5F8FE7#6B92DB#7696D0#8199C5#8C9CBA#98A0AE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2BB54:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.28:1 AA large only
Against black text6.41:1 AA

Best text color on #548CF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #548CF2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #548CF2: ·

How #548CF2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #6C6DD9Deuteranopia · #6965D3Tritanopia · #57C6C2

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind blue 500 · #3B82F6Tailwind indigo 500 · #6366F1Material Blue 500 · #2196F3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #548CF2 rather than the exact color:

Ruby Monsoon
#2373F4 · #578EF5 · #65D0F4 · #F2F7A0
Dusty Cinder
#8F600C · #EFD448 · #5089F0 · #A1B8F1
Wild Voyage
#C68A18 · #E7B737 · #5387EA · #B2C0F1
Tranquil Twilight
#25090E · #D7FE3D · #C313FA · #5384F9
Gentle Garden
#1136C9 · #5E86F1 · #EFCC41 · #F2F0A6
Crimson Monsoon
#1A0E0A · #3514FC · #5281F9 · #46FBDF

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#578EF5#5089F0#5387EA#5384F9#5E86F1#5281F9#517FF8#5882E8#4C8CE4#498FFE#448EF6#5683E4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #548CF1  ·  #548CF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #548CF2?

#548CF2 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 84, 140, 242). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #548CF2?

#548CF2 is RGB 84, 140, 242 — HSL 219°, 86%, 64% — CMYK 65%, 42%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #548CF2?

Its complement is #F2BB54; analogous partners are #54DAF2 and #6C54F2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #548CF2 for text?

Black text on #548CF2 has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.28:1.