What color is #5378BC?

#5378BC 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 #5378BC?

The RGB value is 83, 120, 188: 83 red, 120 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5378BC?

The complementary color is #BC9753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5378BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5378BC color

#5378BC rgb(83, 120, 188)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5378BC is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 47.1% green and 73.7% blue (83, 120, 188).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 44% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Endless River (#567AAD), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#5378BC color codes

HEX	`#5378BC`
RGB	`rgb(83, 120, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 47.1%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 44%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 56%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 36%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.57, 7.23, -39.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.57, 40.38, 280.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.358, 18.901, 50.195)`
Decimal	`5470396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5378BC, 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 #5378BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5378BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #5378BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5378bc; }
.text { color: #5378bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5378bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 120 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5378bc, #6353bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5378BC?: #5378BC 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 #5378BC?: The RGB value is 83, 120, 188: 83 red, 120 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5378BC?: The complementary color is #BC9753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5378BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.