What color is #5B88E2?

#5B88E2 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Jay. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B88E2?

The RGB value is 91, 136, 226: 91 red, 136 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B88E2?

The complementary color is #E2B55B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B88E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B88E2 color

#5B88E2 rgb(91, 136, 226)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B88E2 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 53.3% green and 88.6% blue (91, 136, 226).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 70% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Blue Jay (#5588DD), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#5B88E2 color codes

HEX	`#5B88E2`
RGB	`rgb(91, 136, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 53.3%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 70%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 60%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 40%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.39, 11.72, -50.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.39, 51.76, 283.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.841, 25.321, 75.41)`
Decimal	`5998818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B88E2, 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 #5B88E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B88E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #5B88E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b88e2; }
.text { color: #5b88e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b88e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 136 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b88e2, #725be2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B88E2?: #5B88E2 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Jay. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B88E2?: The RGB value is 91, 136, 226: 91 red, 136 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B88E2?: The complementary color is #E2B55B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B88E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.