What color is #5176BE?

#5176BE 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 #5176BE?

The RGB value is 81, 118, 190: 81 red, 118 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5176BE?

The complementary color is #BE9951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5176BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5176BE color

#5176BE rgb(81, 118, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5176BE is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 46.3% green and 74.5% blue (81, 118, 190).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 46% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Endless River (#567AAD), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#5176BE color codes

HEX	`#5176BE`
RGB	`rgb(81, 118, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 46.3%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 46%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 57%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 38%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50, 8.68, -41.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50, 42.67, 281.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.163, 18.422, 51.251)`
Decimal	`5338814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5176BE, 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 #5176BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5176BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #5176BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5176be; }
.text { color: #5176be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5176be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 118 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5176be, #6251be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Blue.

Questions

What color is #5176BE?: #5176BE 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 #5176BE?: The RGB value is 81, 118, 190: 81 red, 118 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5176BE?: The complementary color is #BE9951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5176BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.