What color is #5D79B3?

#5D79B3 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D79B3?

The RGB value is 93, 121, 179: 93 red, 121 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D79B3?

The complementary color is #B3975D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D79B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D79B3 color

#5D79B3 rgb(93, 121, 179)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D79B3 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 47.5% green and 70.2% blue (93, 121, 179).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 36% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Endless River (#567AAD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#5D79B3 color codes

HEX	`#5D79B3`
RGB	`rgb(93, 121, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 47.5%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 36%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 48%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 32%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.98, 6.1, -33.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.98, 34.39, 280.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.486, 19.255, 45.329)`
Decimal	`6126003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D79B3, 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 #5D79B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D79B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #5D79B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d79b3; }
.text { color: #5d79b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d79b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 121 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d79b3, #6c5db3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5D79B3?: #5D79B3 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D79B3?: The RGB value is 93, 121, 179: 93 red, 121 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D79B3?: The complementary color is #B3975D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D79B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.