What color is #5E72C0?

#5E72C0 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E72C0?

The RGB value is 94, 114, 192: 94 red, 114 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E72C0?

The complementary color is #C0AC5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E72C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E72C0 color

#5E72C0 rgb(94, 114, 192)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E72C0 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 44.7% green and 75.3% blue (94, 114, 192).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 44% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Flood (#6677BB), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#5E72C0 color codes

HEX	`#5E72C0`
RGB	`rgb(94, 114, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 44.7%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 44%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 51%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 41%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.76, 14.66, -43.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.76, 45.68, 288.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.145, 18.219, 52.314)`
Decimal	`6189760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E72C0, 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 #5E72C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E72C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #5E72C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e72c0; }
.text { color: #5e72c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e72c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 114 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e72c0, #7b5ec0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Blue.

Questions

What color is #5E72C0?: #5E72C0 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E72C0?: The RGB value is 94, 114, 192: 94 red, 114 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E72C0?: The complementary color is #C0AC5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E72C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.