What color is #5B7CC0?

#5B7CC0 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Serenity’s Reign. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B7CC0?

The RGB value is 91, 124, 192: 91 red, 124 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B7CC0?

The complementary color is #C09F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B7CC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B7CC0 color

#5B7CC0 rgb(91, 124, 192)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B7CC0 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 48.6% green and 75.3% blue (91, 124, 192).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 44% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Serenity’s Reign (#507BCE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#5B7CC0 color codes

HEX	`#5B7CC0`
RGB	`rgb(91, 124, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 48.6%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 44%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 53%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 35%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.34, 7.88, -39.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.34, 39.99, 281.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.033, 20.444, 52.697)`
Decimal	`5995712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B7CC0, 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 #5B7CC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B7CC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #5B7CC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b7cc0; }
.text { color: #5b7cc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b7cc0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 124 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b7cc0, #6c5bc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5B7CC0?: #5B7CC0 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Serenity’s Reign. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B7CC0?: The RGB value is 91, 124, 192: 91 red, 124 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B7CC0?: The complementary color is #C09F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B7CC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.