What color is #5584C6?

#5584C6 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Marina. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5584C6?

The RGB value is 85, 132, 198: 85 red, 132 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5584C6?

The complementary color is #C69755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5584C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5584C6 color

#5584C6 rgb(85, 132, 198)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5584C6 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 51.8% green and 77.6% blue (85, 132, 198).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 50% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Marina (#5A88C8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#5584C6 color codes

HEX	`#5584C6`
RGB	`rgb(85, 132, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 51.8%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 50%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 57%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 33%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.56, 3.71, -39.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.56, 39.32, 275.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.187, 22.509, 56.591)`
Decimal	`5604550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5584C6, 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 #5584C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5584C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #5584C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5584c6; }
.text { color: #5584c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5584c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 132 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5584c6, #5f55c6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5584C6?: #5584C6 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Marina. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5584C6?: The RGB value is 85, 132, 198: 85 red, 132 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5584C6?: The complementary color is #C69755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5584C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.