What color is #5A7ABD?

#5A7ABD 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 #5A7ABD?

The RGB value is 90, 122, 189: 90 red, 122 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A7ABD?

The complementary color is #BD9D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A7ABD?

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.

#5A7ABD color

#5A7ABD rgb(90, 122, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A7ABD is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 47.8% green and 74.1% blue (90, 122, 189).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 43% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Endless River (#567AAD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5A7ABD color codes

HEX	`#5A7ABD`
RGB	`rgb(90, 122, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 47.8%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 43%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 52%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 35%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.57, 7.91, -38.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.57, 39.49, 281.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.358, 19.765, 50.877)`
Decimal	`5929661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A7ABD, 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 #5A7ABD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A7ABD 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 #5A7ABD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a7abd; }
.text { color: #5a7abd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a7abd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 122 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a7abd, #6c5abd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5A7ABD?: #5A7ABD 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 #5A7ABD?: The RGB value is 90, 122, 189: 90 red, 122 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A7ABD?: The complementary color is #BD9D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A7ABD?: 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.