What color is #57849F?

#57849F 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 #57849F?

The RGB value is 87, 132, 159: 87 red, 132 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57849F?

The complementary color is #9F7257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57849F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57849F color

#57849F rgb(87, 132, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #57849F is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 51.8% green and 62.4% blue (87, 132, 159).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 29% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#57849F color codes

HEX	`#57849F`
RGB	`rgb(87, 132, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 51.8%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 29%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 45%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 17%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.98, -7.9, -19.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.98, 20.77, 247.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.438, 21.031, 35.882)`
Decimal	`5735583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57849F, 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 #57849F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#57849F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #57849F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57849f; }
.text { color: #57849f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57849f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 132 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57849f, #57609f); }

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Questions

What color is #57849F?: #57849F 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 #57849F?: The RGB value is 87, 132, 159: 87 red, 132 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57849F?: The complementary color is #9F7257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57849F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.