What color is #5E7FAF?

#5E7FAF is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E7FAF?

The RGB value is 94, 127, 175: 94 red, 127 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E7FAF?

The complementary color is #AF8E5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E7FAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E7FAF color

#5E7FAF rgb(94, 127, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E7FAF is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 49.8% green and 68.6% blue (94, 127, 175).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 34% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Endless River (#567AAD), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#5E7FAF color codes

HEX	`#5E7FAF`
RGB	`rgb(94, 127, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 49.8%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 34%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 46%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 27%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.57, 1.55, -29.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.57, 29.11, 273.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.941, 20.652, 43.485)`
Decimal	`6193071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E7FAF, 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 #5E7FAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E7FAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #5E7FAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e7faf; }
.text { color: #5e7faf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e7faf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 127 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e7faf, #665eaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5E7FAF?: #5E7FAF is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E7FAF?: The RGB value is 94, 127, 175: 94 red, 127 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E7FAF?: The complementary color is #AF8E5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E7FAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.