What color is #5097FC?

#5097FC is a light, vivid azure known as Polar Glow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Polar Glow?

The RGB value is 80, 151, 252: 80 red, 151 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Polar Glow?

The complementary color is #FCB550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5097FC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Polar Glow color: hex code #5097FC

#5097FC rgb(80, 151, 252)

Shades of blue

Polar Glow has the hex code #5097FC. It is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 59.2% green and 98.8% blue (80, 151, 252).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 97% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

Polar Glow (#5097FC) color codes

HEX	`#5097FC`
RGB	`rgb(80, 151, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 59.2%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 97%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 68%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 40%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.39, 9.72, -56.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.39, 57.68, 279.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.939, 30.864, 96.351)`
Decimal	`5281788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Polar Glow, 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 #5097FC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5097FC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #5097FC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5097fc; }
.text { color: #5097fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5097fc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 151 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5097fc, #5f50fc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #5097FC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5097FC?: #5097FC is a light, vivid azure known as Polar Glow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Polar Glow?: The RGB value is 80, 151, 252: 80 red, 151 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Polar Glow?: The complementary color is #FCB550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5097FC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.