What color is #5971ED?

#5971ED is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Blue Öyster Cult. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5971ED?

The RGB value is 89, 113, 237: 89 red, 113 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5971ED?

The complementary color is #EDD559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5971ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5971ED color

#5971ED rgb(89, 113, 237)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5971ED is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 44.3% green and 92.9% blue (89, 113, 237).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 80% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Blue Öyster Cult (#5577EE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#5971ED color codes

HEX	`#5971ED`
RGB	`rgb(89, 113, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 44.3%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 80%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 62%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 52%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.89, 29.03, -65.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.89, 71.54, 293.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.306, 20.046, 82.64)`
Decimal	`5861869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5971ED, 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 #5971ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5971ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #5971ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5971ed; }
.text { color: #5971ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5971ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 113 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5971ed, #8b59ed); }

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Questions

What color is #5971ED?: #5971ED is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Blue Öyster Cult. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5971ED?: The RGB value is 89, 113, 237: 89 red, 113 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5971ED?: The complementary color is #EDD559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5971ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.