What color is #5879B8?

#5879B8 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5879B8?

The RGB value is 88, 121, 184: 88 red, 121 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5879B8?

The complementary color is #B89758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5879B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5879B8 color

#5879B8 rgb(88, 121, 184)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5879B8 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 47.5% green and 72.2% blue (88, 121, 184).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 40% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Endless River (#567AAD), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#5879B8 color codes

HEX	`#5879B8`
RGB	`rgb(88, 121, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 47.5%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 40%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 52%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 34%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.93, 6.46, -36.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.93, 37.4, 279.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.511, 19.209, 48.018)`
Decimal	`5798328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5879B8, 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 #5879B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5879B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #5879B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5879b8; }
.text { color: #5879b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5879b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 121 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5879b8, #6758b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5879B8?: #5879B8 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5879B8?: The RGB value is 88, 121, 184: 88 red, 121 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5879B8?: The complementary color is #B89758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5879B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.