What color is #5476BB?

#5476BB is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5476BB?

The RGB value is 84, 118, 187: 84 red, 118 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5476BB?

The complementary color is #BB9954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5476BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5476BB color

#5476BB rgb(84, 118, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5476BB is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 46.3% green and 73.3% blue (84, 118, 187).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 43% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Endless River (#567AAD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#5476BB color codes

HEX	`#5476BB`
RGB	`rgb(84, 118, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 46.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 43%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 55%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 37%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.01, 8.34, -40.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.01, 40.89, 281.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.101, 18.428, 49.554)`
Decimal	`5535419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5476BB, 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 #5476BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5476BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #5476BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5476bb; }
.text { color: #5476bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5476bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 118 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5476bb, #6554bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Blue.

Questions

What color is #5476BB?: #5476BB is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5476BB?: The RGB value is 84, 118, 187: 84 red, 118 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5476BB?: The complementary color is #BB9954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5476BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.