What color is #5871BE?

#5871BE is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5871BE?

The RGB value is 88, 113, 190: 88 red, 113 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5871BE?

The complementary color is #BEA558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5871BE?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5871BE color

#5871BE rgb(88, 113, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5871BE is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 44.3% green and 74.5% blue (88, 113, 190).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 44% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Flood (#6677BB), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#5871BE color codes

HEX	`#5871BE`
RGB	`rgb(88, 113, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 44.3%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 44%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 54%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 41%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.01, 13.27, -43.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.01, 45.32, 287.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.221, 17.601, 51.09)`
Decimal	`5796286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5871BE, 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 #5871BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5871BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	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 #5871BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5871be; }
.text { color: #5871be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5871be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 113 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5871be, #7258be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Blue.

Questions

What color is #5871BE?: #5871BE is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5871BE?: The RGB value is 88, 113, 190: 88 red, 113 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5871BE?: The complementary color is #BEA558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5871BE?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.