What color is #5775B2?

#5775B2 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 #5775B2?

The RGB value is 87, 117, 178: 87 red, 117 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5775B2?

The complementary color is #B29457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5775B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5775B2 color

#5775B2 rgb(87, 117, 178)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5775B2 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 45.9% green and 69.8% blue (87, 117, 178).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 37% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% 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 4.59:1).

#5775B2 color codes

HEX	`#5775B2`
RGB	`rgb(87, 117, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 45.9%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 37%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 51%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 34%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.45, 6.74, -35.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.45, 36.33, 280.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.325, 17.962, 44.612)`
Decimal	`5731762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5775B2, 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 #5775B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5775B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #5775B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5775b2; }
.text { color: #5775b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5775b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 117 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5775b2, #6657b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Blue.

Questions

What color is #5775B2?: #5775B2 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 #5775B2?: The RGB value is 87, 117, 178: 87 red, 117 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5775B2?: The complementary color is #B29457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5775B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.