What color is #5D82BD?

#5D82BD is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Marina. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D82BD?

The RGB value is 93, 130, 189: 93 red, 130 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D82BD?

The complementary color is #BD985D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D82BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D82BD color

#5D82BD rgb(93, 130, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D82BD is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 51% green and 74.1% blue (93, 130, 189).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 42% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Marina (#5A88C8), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#5D82BD color codes

HEX	`#5D82BD`
RGB	`rgb(93, 130, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 51%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 42%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 51%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 31%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.99, 3.81, -34.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.99, 35.09, 276.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.679, 21.965, 51.232)`
Decimal	`6128317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D82BD, 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 #5D82BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D82BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #5D82BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d82bd; }
.text { color: #5d82bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d82bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 130 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d82bd, #685dbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5D82BD?: #5D82BD is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Marina. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D82BD?: The RGB value is 93, 130, 189: 93 red, 130 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D82BD?: The complementary color is #BD985D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D82BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.