What color is #5F7DBD?

#5F7DBD is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F7DBD?

The RGB value is 95, 125, 189: 95 red, 125 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F7DBD?

The complementary color is #BD9F5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F7DBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F7DBD color

#5F7DBD rgb(95, 125, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F7DBD is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 49% green and 74.1% blue (95, 125, 189).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 42% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Endless River (#567AAD), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#5F7DBD color codes

HEX	`#5F7DBD`
RGB	`rgb(95, 125, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 49%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 42%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 50%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 34%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.7, 7.28, -36.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.7, 37.61, 281.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.235, 20.773, 51.025)`
Decimal	`6258109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F7DBD, 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 #5F7DBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F7DBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #5F7DBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f7dbd; }
.text { color: #5f7dbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f7dbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 125 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f7dbd, #705fbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5F7DBD?: #5F7DBD is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F7DBD?: The RGB value is 95, 125, 189: 95 red, 125 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F7DBD?: The complementary color is #BD9F5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F7DBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.