What color is #5074B9?

#5074B9 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5074B9?

The RGB value is 80, 116, 185: 80 red, 116 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5074B9?

The complementary color is #B99550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5074B9?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5074B9 color

#5074B9 rgb(80, 116, 185)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5074B9 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 45.5% green and 72.5% blue (80, 116, 185).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 43% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Endless River (#567AAD), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#5074B9 color codes

HEX	`#5074B9`
RGB	`rgb(80, 116, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 45.5%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 43%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 57%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 37%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.13, 8.04, -40.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.13, 41.08, 281.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.308, 17.698, 48.341)`
Decimal	`5272761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5074B9, 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 #5074B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5074B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	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 #5074B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5074b9; }
.text { color: #5074b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5074b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 116 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5074b9, #6150b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Blue.

Questions

What color is #5074B9?: #5074B9 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5074B9?: The RGB value is 80, 116, 185: 80 red, 116 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5074B9?: The complementary color is #B99550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5074B9?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.