What color is #5E70BF?

#5E70BF is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Loch Ness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E70BF?

The RGB value is 94, 112, 191: 94 red, 112 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E70BF?

The complementary color is #BFAD5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E70BF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E70BF color

#5E70BF rgb(94, 112, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E70BF is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 43.9% green and 74.9% blue (94, 112, 191).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 43% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Loch Ness (#5F6DB0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#5E70BF color codes

HEX	`#5E70BF`
RGB	`rgb(94, 112, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 43.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 43%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 51%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 41%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.16, 15.57, -43.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.16, 46.33, 289.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.811, 17.728, 51.658)`
Decimal	`6189247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E70BF, 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 #5E70BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E70BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	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 #5E70BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e70bf; }
.text { color: #5e70bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e70bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 112 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e70bf, #7d5ebf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Blue.

Questions

What color is #5E70BF?: #5E70BF is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Loch Ness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E70BF?: The RGB value is 94, 112, 191: 94 red, 112 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E70BF?: The complementary color is #BFAD5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E70BF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.