What color is #5B82BE?

#5B82BE is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Fisher King. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B82BE?

The RGB value is 91, 130, 190: 91 red, 130 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B82BE?

The complementary color is #BE975B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B82BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B82BE color

#5B82BE rgb(91, 130, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B82BE is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 51% green and 74.5% blue (91, 130, 190).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 43% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Fisher King (#5182B9), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#5B82BE color codes

HEX	`#5B82BE`
RGB	`rgb(91, 130, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 51%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 43%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 52%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 32%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.93, 3.66, -35.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.93, 35.75, 275.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.588, 21.906, 51.796)`
Decimal	`5997246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B82BE, 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 #5B82BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B82BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #5B82BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b82be; }
.text { color: #5b82be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b82be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 130 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b82be, #665bbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5B82BE?: #5B82BE is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Fisher King. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B82BE?: The RGB value is 91, 130, 190: 91 red, 130 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B82BE?: The complementary color is #BE975B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B82BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.