What color is #5D77BA?

#5D77BA is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D77BA?

The RGB value is 93, 119, 186: 93 red, 119 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D77BA?

The complementary color is #BAA05D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D77BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D77BA color

#5D77BA rgb(93, 119, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D77BA is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 46.7% green and 72.9% blue (93, 119, 186).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 40% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Flood (#6677BB), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#5D77BA color codes

HEX	`#5D77BA`
RGB	`rgb(93, 119, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 46.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 40%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 50%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 36%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.76, 9.48, -38.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.76, 39.39, 283.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.971, 19.065, 49.072)`
Decimal	`6125498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D77BA, 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 #5D77BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D77BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #5D77BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d77ba; }
.text { color: #5d77ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d77ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 119 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d77ba, #725dba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Blue.

Questions

What color is #5D77BA?: #5D77BA is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D77BA?: The RGB value is 93, 119, 186: 93 red, 119 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D77BA?: The complementary color is #BAA05D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D77BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.