What color is #5B82DE?

#5B82DE is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Jay. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B82DE?

The RGB value is 91, 130, 222: 91 red, 130 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B82DE?

The complementary color is #DEB75B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B82DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B82DE color

#5B82DE rgb(91, 130, 222)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B82DE is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 51% green and 87.1% blue (91, 130, 222).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 66% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Blue Jay (#5588DD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#5B82DE color codes

HEX	`#5B82DE`
RGB	`rgb(91, 130, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 51%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 66%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 59%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 41%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.54, 14, -51.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.54, 53, 285.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.477, 23.461, 72.279)`
Decimal	`5997278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B82DE, 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 #5B82DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B82DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #5B82DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b82de; }
.text { color: #5b82de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b82de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 130 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b82de, #755bde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Azure.

Questions

What color is #5B82DE?: #5B82DE is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Jay. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B82DE?: The RGB value is 91, 130, 222: 91 red, 130 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B82DE?: The complementary color is #DEB75B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B82DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.