What color is #5882CE?

#5882CE is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Marina. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5882CE?

The RGB value is 88, 130, 206: 88 red, 130 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5882CE?

The complementary color is #CEA458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5882CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5882CE color

#5882CE rgb(88, 130, 206)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5882CE is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 51% green and 80.8% blue (88, 130, 206).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 55% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Marina (#5A88C8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#5882CE color codes

HEX	`#5882CE`
RGB	`rgb(88, 130, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 51%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 55%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 57%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 37%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.55, 8.14, -43.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.55, 44.44, 280.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.144, 22.494, 61.503)`
Decimal	`5800654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5882CE, 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 #5882CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5882CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #5882CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5882ce; }
.text { color: #5882ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5882ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 130 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5882ce, #6958ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Azure.

Questions

What color is #5882CE?: #5882CE is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Marina. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5882CE?: The RGB value is 88, 130, 206: 88 red, 130 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5882CE?: The complementary color is #CEA458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5882CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.