What color is #5B87A1?

#5B87A1 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Air Force Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B87A1?

The RGB value is 91, 135, 161: 91 red, 135 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B87A1?

The complementary color is #A1755B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B87A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B87A1 color

#5B87A1 rgb(91, 135, 161)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B87A1 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 52.9% green and 63.1% blue (91, 135, 161).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 28% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#5B87A1 color codes

HEX	`#5B87A1`
RGB	`rgb(91, 135, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 52.9%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 28%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 43%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 16%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.16, -7.97, -18.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.16, 20.19, 246.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.409, 22.124, 36.959)`
Decimal	`5998497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B87A1, 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 #5B87A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B87A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #5B87A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b87a1; }
.text { color: #5b87a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b87a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 135 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b87a1, #5b64a1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B87A1?: #5B87A1 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Air Force Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B87A1?: The RGB value is 91, 135, 161: 91 red, 135 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B87A1?: The complementary color is #A1755B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B87A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.