What color is #5D84B7?

#5D84B7 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Fisher King. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D84B7?

The RGB value is 93, 132, 183: 93 red, 132 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D84B7?

The complementary color is #B7905D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D84B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D84B7 color

#5D84B7 rgb(93, 132, 183)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D84B7 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 51.8% green and 71.8% blue (93, 132, 183).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 38% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Fisher King (#5182B9), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#5D84B7 color codes

HEX	`#5D84B7`
RGB	`rgb(93, 132, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 51.8%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 38%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 49%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 28%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.29, 0.78, -30.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.29, 31, 271.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.31, 22.247, 47.962)`
Decimal	`6128823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D84B7, 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 #5D84B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D84B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #5D84B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d84b7; }
.text { color: #5d84b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d84b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 132 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d84b7, #635db7); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #5D84B7?: #5D84B7 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Fisher King. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D84B7?: The RGB value is 93, 132, 183: 93 red, 132 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D84B7?: The complementary color is #B7905D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D84B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.