What color is #5977B5?

#5977B5 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5977B5?

The RGB value is 89, 119, 181: 89 red, 119 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5977B5?

The complementary color is #B59759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5977B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5977B5 color

#5977B5 rgb(89, 119, 181)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5977B5 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 46.7% green and 71% blue (89, 119, 181).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 38% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Endless River (#567AAD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#5977B5 color codes

HEX	`#5977B5`
RGB	`rgb(89, 119, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 46.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 38%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 51%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 34%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.28, 6.95, -36.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.28, 36.79, 280.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.054, 18.652, 46.303)`
Decimal	`5863349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5977B5, 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 #5977B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5977B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #5977B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5977b5; }
.text { color: #5977b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5977b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 119 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5977b5, #6959b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Blue.

Questions

What color is #5977B5?: #5977B5 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5977B5?: The RGB value is 89, 119, 181: 89 red, 119 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5977B5?: The complementary color is #B59759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5977B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.