What color is #57819B?

#57819B is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Air Force Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57819B?

The RGB value is 87, 129, 155: 87 red, 129 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57819B?

The complementary color is #9B7157, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57819B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57819B color

#57819B rgb(87, 129, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #57819B is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 50.6% green and 60.8% blue (87, 129, 155).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 28% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#57819B color codes

HEX	`#57819B`
RGB	`rgb(87, 129, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 50.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 28%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 44%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 17%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.94, -7.35, -18.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.94, 19.89, 248.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.695, 20.092, 33.95)`
Decimal	`5734811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57819B, 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 #57819B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#57819B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #57819B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57819b; }
.text { color: #57819b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57819b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 129 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57819b, #575f9b); }

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Questions

What color is #57819B?: #57819B is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Air Force Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57819B?: The RGB value is 87, 129, 155: 87 red, 129 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57819B?: The complementary color is #9B7157, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57819B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.