What color is #5873A9?

#5873A9 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5873A9?

The RGB value is 88, 115, 169: 88 red, 115 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5873A9?

The complementary color is #A98E58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5873A9?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5873A9 color

#5873A9 rgb(88, 115, 169)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5873A9 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 45.1% green and 66.3% blue (88, 115, 169).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 32% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Endless River (#567AAD), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#5873A9 color codes

HEX	`#5873A9`
RGB	`rgb(88, 115, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 45.1%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 32%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 48%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 32%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.51, 5.38, -31.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.51, 32.39, 279.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.314, 17.2, 39.936)`
Decimal	`5796777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5873A9, 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 #5873A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5873A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	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 #5873A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5873a9; }
.text { color: #5873a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5873a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 115 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5873a9, #6658a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5873A9?: #5873A9 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5873A9?: The RGB value is 88, 115, 169: 88 red, 115 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5873A9?: The complementary color is #A98E58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5873A9?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.