What color is #5D91DA?

#5D91DA is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Olympic Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D91DA?

The RGB value is 93, 145, 218: 93 red, 145 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D91DA?

The complementary color is #DAA65D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D91DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D91DA color

#5D91DA rgb(93, 145, 218)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D91DA is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 56.9% green and 85.5% blue (93, 145, 218).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 63% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Olympic Blue (#4F8FE6), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#5D91DA color codes

HEX	`#5D91DA`
RGB	`rgb(93, 145, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 56.9%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 63%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 57%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 33%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.56, 4.17, -42.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.56, 42.72, 275.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.29, 27.638, 70.213)`
Decimal	`6132186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D91DA, 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 #5D91DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D91DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #5D91DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d91da; }
.text { color: #5d91da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d91da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 145 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d91da, #675dda); }

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Questions

What color is #5D91DA?: #5D91DA is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Olympic Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D91DA?: The RGB value is 93, 145, 218: 93 red, 145 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D91DA?: The complementary color is #DAA65D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D91DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.