What color is #5875B1?

#5875B1 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 #5875B1?

The RGB value is 88, 117, 177: 88 red, 117 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5875B1?

The complementary color is #B19458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5875B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5875B1 color

#5875B1 rgb(88, 117, 177)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5875B1 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 45.9% green and 69.4% blue (88, 117, 177).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 36% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Endless River (#567AAD), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#5875B1 color codes

HEX	`#5875B1`
RGB	`rgb(88, 117, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 45.9%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 36%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 50%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 34%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.46, 6.66, -35.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.46, 35.73, 280.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.319, 17.97, 44.09)`
Decimal	`5797297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5875B1, 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 #5875B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5875B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #5875B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5875b1; }
.text { color: #5875b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5875b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 117 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5875b1, #6758b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5875B1?: #5875B1 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 #5875B1?: The RGB value is 88, 117, 177: 88 red, 117 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5875B1?: The complementary color is #B19458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5875B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.