What color is #578294?

#578294 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #578294?

The RGB value is 87, 130, 148: 87 red, 130 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #578294?

The complementary color is #946957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #578294?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#578294 color

#578294 rgb(87, 130, 148)

Shades of blue

The hex color #578294 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 51% green and 58% blue (87, 130, 148).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 26% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#578294 color codes

HEX	`#578294`
RGB	`rgb(87, 130, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 51%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 26%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 41%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 12%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.98, -9.9, -14.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.98, 17.43, 235.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.257, 20.129, 30.987)`
Decimal	`5735060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #578294, 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 #578294	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#578294 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #578294 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #578294; }
.text { color: #578294; }
.border { border: 2px solid #578294; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 130 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #578294, #576394); }

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Questions

What color is #578294?: #578294 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #578294?: The RGB value is 87, 130, 148: 87 red, 130 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #578294?: The complementary color is #946957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #578294?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.