What color is #5682AF?

#5682AF is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Fisher King. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5682AF?

The RGB value is 86, 130, 175: 86 red, 130 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5682AF?

The complementary color is #AF8356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5682AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5682AF color

#5682AF rgb(86, 130, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5682AF is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 51% green and 68.6% blue (86, 130, 175).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 36% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Fisher King (#5182B9), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#5682AF color codes

HEX	`#5682AF`
RGB	`rgb(86, 130, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 51%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 36%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 51%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 26%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.99, -2.2, -28.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.99, 28.53, 265.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.556, 21.037, 43.579)`
Decimal	`5669551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5682AF, 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 #5682AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5682AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #5682AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5682af; }
.text { color: #5682af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5682af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 130 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5682af, #5656af); }

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Questions

What color is #5682AF?: #5682AF is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Fisher King. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5682AF?: The RGB value is 86, 130, 175: 86 red, 130 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5682AF?: The complementary color is #AF8356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5682AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.