What color is #5D9AE0?

#5D9AE0 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Bay. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D9AE0?

The RGB value is 93, 154, 224: 93 red, 154 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D9AE0?

The complementary color is #E0A35D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D9AE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D9AE0 color

#5D9AE0 rgb(93, 154, 224)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D9AE0 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 60.4% green and 87.8% blue (93, 154, 224).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 68% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Blue Bay (#619AD6), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#5D9AE0 color codes

HEX	`#5D9AE0`
RGB	`rgb(93, 154, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 60.4%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 68%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 58%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 31%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.35, 0.88, -41.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.35, 41.47, 271.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.52, 30.818, 74.899)`
Decimal	`6134496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D9AE0, 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 #5D9AE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5D9AE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	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 #5D9AE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d9ae0; }
.text { color: #5d9ae0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d9ae0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 154 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d9ae0, #625de0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D9AE0?: #5D9AE0 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Bay. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D9AE0?: The RGB value is 93, 154, 224: 93 red, 154 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D9AE0?: The complementary color is #E0A35D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D9AE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.