What color is #5E82C7?

#5E82C7 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Marina. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E82C7?

The RGB value is 94, 130, 199: 94 red, 130 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E82C7?

The complementary color is #C7A35E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E82C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E82C7 color

#5E82C7 rgb(94, 130, 199)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E82C7 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 51% green and 78% blue (94, 130, 199).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 48% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Marina (#5A88C8), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#5E82C7 color codes

HEX	`#5E82C7`
RGB	`rgb(94, 130, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 51%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 48%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 53%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 35%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.52, 7.18, -39.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.52, 40.39, 280.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.904, 22.467, 57.151)`
Decimal	`6193863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E82C7, 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 #5E82C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E82C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #5E82C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e82c7; }
.text { color: #5e82c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e82c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 130 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e82c7, #6f5ec7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5E82C7?: #5E82C7 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Marina. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E82C7?: The RGB value is 94, 130, 199: 94 red, 130 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E82C7?: The complementary color is #C7A35E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E82C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.