What color is #5A90DC?

#5A90DC is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Olympic Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A90DC?

The RGB value is 90, 144, 220: 90 red, 144 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A90DC?

The complementary color is #DCA65A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A90DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A90DC color

#5A90DC rgb(90, 144, 220)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A90DC is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 56.5% green and 86.3% blue (90, 144, 220).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 65% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Olympic Blue (#4F8FE6), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#5A90DC color codes

HEX	`#5A90DC`
RGB	`rgb(90, 144, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 56.5%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 65%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 59%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 35%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.24, 4.8, -44.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.24, 44.41, 276.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.103, 27.285, 71.535)`
Decimal	`5935324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A90DC, 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 #5A90DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A90DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #5A90DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a90dc; }
.text { color: #5a90dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a90dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 144 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a90dc, #655adc); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5A90DC?: #5A90DC is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Olympic Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A90DC?: The RGB value is 90, 144, 220: 90 red, 144 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A90DC?: The complementary color is #DCA65A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A90DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.