What color is #5757B4?

#5757B4 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Slate Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5757B4?

The RGB value is 87, 87, 180: 87 red, 87 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5757B4?

The complementary color is #B4B457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5757B4?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5757B4 color

#5757B4 rgb(87, 87, 180)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5757B4 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 34.1% green and 70.6% blue (87, 87, 180).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 38% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#5757B4 color codes

HEX	`#5757B4`
RGB	`rgb(87, 87, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 34.1%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 38%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 52%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 52%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.43, 26.05, -49.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.43, 56.04, 297.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.574, 12.137, 44.693)`
Decimal	`5724084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5757B4, 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 #5757B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5757B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	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 #5757B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5757b4; }
.text { color: #5757b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5757b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 87 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5757b4, #8657b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5757B4?: #5757B4 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Slate Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5757B4?: The RGB value is 87, 87, 180: 87 red, 87 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5757B4?: The complementary color is #B4B457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5757B4?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.