What color is #5887A7?

#5887A7 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Air Force Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5887A7?

The RGB value is 88, 135, 167: 88 red, 135 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5887A7?

The complementary color is #A77858, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5887A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5887A7 color

#5887A7 rgb(88, 135, 167)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5887A7 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 52.9% green and 65.5% blue (88, 135, 167).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 31% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#5887A7 color codes

HEX	`#5887A7`
RGB	`rgb(88, 135, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 52.9%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 31%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 47%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 19%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.23, -7.01, -21.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.23, 23.01, 252.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.661, 22.191, 39.799)`
Decimal	`5801895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5887A7, 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 #5887A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5887A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #5887A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5887a7; }
.text { color: #5887a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5887a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 135 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5887a7, #585fa7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5887A7?: #5887A7 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Air Force Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5887A7?: The RGB value is 88, 135, 167: 88 red, 135 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5887A7?: The complementary color is #A77858, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5887A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.