What color is #5779AD?

#5779AD is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5779AD?

The RGB value is 87, 121, 173: 87 red, 121 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5779AD?

The complementary color is #AD8B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5779AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5779AD color

#5779AD rgb(87, 121, 173)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5779AD is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 47.5% green and 67.8% blue (87, 121, 173).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 34% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Endless River (#567AAD), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#5779AD color codes

HEX	`#5779AD`
RGB	`rgb(87, 121, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 47.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 34%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 50%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 30%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.35, 2.75, -31.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.35, 31.51, 275.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.308, 18.717, 42.175)`
Decimal	`5732781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5779AD, 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 #5779AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5779AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #5779AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5779ad; }
.text { color: #5779ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5779ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 121 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5779ad, #6057ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5779AD?: #5779AD is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5779AD?: The RGB value is 87, 121, 173: 87 red, 121 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5779AD?: The complementary color is #AD8B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5779AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.