What color is #587BB9?

#587BB9 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 #587BB9?

The RGB value is 88, 123, 185: 88 red, 123 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #587BB9?

The complementary color is #B99658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #587BB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#587BB9 color

#587BB9 rgb(88, 123, 185)

Shades of blue

The hex color #587BB9 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 48.2% green and 72.5% blue (88, 123, 185).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 41% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Endless River (#567AAD), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#587BB9 color codes

HEX	`#587BB9`
RGB	`rgb(88, 123, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 48.2%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 41%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 52%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 34%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.54, 5.57, -36.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.54, 36.87, 278.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.861, 19.742, 48.653)`
Decimal	`5798841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #587BB9, 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 #587BB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#587BB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #587BB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #587bb9; }
.text { color: #587bb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #587bb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 123 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #587bb9, #6658b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #587BB9?: #587BB9 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 #587BB9?: The RGB value is 88, 123, 185: 88 red, 123 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #587BB9?: The complementary color is #B99658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #587BB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.