What color is #5D7CA8?

#5D7CA8 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D7CA8?

The RGB value is 93, 124, 168: 93 red, 124 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7CA8?

The complementary color is #A8895D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7CA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D7CA8 color

#5D7CA8 rgb(93, 124, 168)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D7CA8 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 48.6% green and 65.9% blue (93, 124, 168).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 30% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Endless River (#567AAD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#5D7CA8 color codes

HEX	`#5D7CA8`
RGB	`rgb(93, 124, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 48.6%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 30%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 45%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 26%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.35, 0.98, -26.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.35, 26.94, 272.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.787, 19.568, 39.825)`
Decimal	`6126760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7CA8, 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 #5D7CA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D7CA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #5D7CA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7ca8; }
.text { color: #5d7ca8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7ca8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 124 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7ca8, #645da8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5D7CA8?: #5D7CA8 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D7CA8?: The RGB value is 93, 124, 168: 93 red, 124 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7CA8?: The complementary color is #A8895D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7CA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.