What color is #5A7ECA?

#5A7ECA is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Serenity’s Reign. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A7ECA?

The RGB value is 90, 126, 202: 90 red, 126 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A7ECA?

The complementary color is #CAA65A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A7ECA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A7ECA color

#5A7ECA rgb(90, 126, 202)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A7ECA is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 49.4% green and 79.2% blue (90, 126, 202).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 51% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Serenity’s Reign (#507BCE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#5A7ECA color codes

HEX	`#5A7ECA`
RGB	`rgb(90, 126, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 49.4%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 51%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 55%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 38%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.34, 9.67, -43.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.34, 44.39, 282.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.334, 21.358, 58.811)`
Decimal	`5930698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A7ECA, 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 #5A7ECA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A7ECA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #5A7ECA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a7eca; }
.text { color: #5a7eca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a7eca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 126 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a7eca, #6e5aca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5A7ECA?: #5A7ECA is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Serenity’s Reign. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A7ECA?: The RGB value is 90, 126, 202: 90 red, 126 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A7ECA?: The complementary color is #CAA65A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A7ECA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.