What color is #5771AA?

#5771AA is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Loch Ness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5771AA?

The RGB value is 87, 113, 170: 87 red, 113 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5771AA?

The complementary color is #AA9057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5771AA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5771AA color

#5771AA rgb(87, 113, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5771AA is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 44.3% green and 66.7% blue (87, 113, 170).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 33% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Loch Ness (#5F6DB0), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#5771AA color codes

HEX	`#5771AA`
RGB	`rgb(87, 113, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 44.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 33%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 49%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 34%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.93, 6.65, -33.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.93, 34.09, 281.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.089, 16.738, 40.353)`
Decimal	`5730730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5771AA, 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 #5771AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5771AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #5771AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5771aa; }
.text { color: #5771aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5771aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 113 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5771aa, #6657aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #5771AA?: #5771AA is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Loch Ness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5771AA?: The RGB value is 87, 113, 170: 87 red, 113 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5771AA?: The complementary color is #AA9057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5771AA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.