What color is #577FBA?

#577FBA 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 #577FBA?

The RGB value is 87, 127, 186: 87 red, 127 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577FBA?

The complementary color is #BA9257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577FBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577FBA color

#577FBA rgb(87, 127, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #577FBA is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 49.8% green and 72.9% blue (87, 127, 186).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 42% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Fisher King (#5182B9), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#577FBA color codes

HEX	`#577FBA`
RGB	`rgb(87, 127, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 49.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 42%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 53%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 32%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.67, 3.26, -35.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.67, 35.4, 275.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.38, 20.749, 49.376)`
Decimal	`5734330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577FBA, 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 #577FBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#577FBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #577FBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577fba; }
.text { color: #577fba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577fba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 127 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577fba, #6157ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #577FBA?: #577FBA 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 #577FBA?: The RGB value is 87, 127, 186: 87 red, 127 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577FBA?: The complementary color is #BA9257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577FBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.