What color is #5C74A6?

#5C74A6 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Montreux Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C74A6?

The RGB value is 92, 116, 166: 92 red, 116 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C74A6?

The complementary color is #A68E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C74A6?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C74A6 color

#5C74A6 rgb(92, 116, 166)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5C74A6 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 45.5% green and 65.1% blue (92, 116, 166).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 29% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Montreux Blue (#5879A2), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#5C74A6 color codes

HEX	`#5C74A6`
RGB	`rgb(92, 116, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 45.5%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 29%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 45%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 30%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.91, 4.89, -29.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.91, 29.95, 279.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.54, 17.518, 38.526)`
Decimal	`6059174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C74A6, 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 #5C74A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C74A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	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 #5C74A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c74a6; }
.text { color: #5c74a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c74a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 116 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c74a6, #695ca6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5C74A6?: #5C74A6 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Montreux Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C74A6?: The RGB value is 92, 116, 166: 92 red, 116 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C74A6?: The complementary color is #A68E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C74A6?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.