What color is #5782E7?

#5782E7 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Jay. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5782E7?

The RGB value is 87, 130, 231: 87 red, 130 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5782E7?

The complementary color is #E7BC57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5782E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5782E7 color

#5782E7 rgb(87, 130, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5782E7 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 51% green and 90.6% blue (87, 130, 231).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 75% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Blue Jay (#5588DD), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#5782E7 color codes

HEX	`#5782E7`
RGB	`rgb(87, 130, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 51%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 75%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 62%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 44%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.85, 16.27, -55.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.85, 58.01, 286.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.332, 23.759, 78.784)`
Decimal	`5735143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5782E7, 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 #5782E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5782E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #5782E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5782e7; }
.text { color: #5782e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5782e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 130 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5782e7, #7457e7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5782E7?: #5782E7 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Jay. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5782E7?: The RGB value is 87, 130, 231: 87 red, 130 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5782E7?: The complementary color is #E7BC57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5782E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.