What color is #5F90EA?

#5F90EA is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Cornflower Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F90EA?

The RGB value is 95, 144, 234: 95 red, 144 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F90EA?

The complementary color is #EAB95F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F90EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F90EA color

#5F90EA rgb(95, 144, 234)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F90EA is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 56.5% green and 91.8% blue (95, 144, 234).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 77% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#5F90EA color codes

HEX	`#5F90EA`
RGB	`rgb(95, 144, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 56.5%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 77%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 59%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 38%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.17, 10.34, -50.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.17, 51.48, 281.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.539, 28.317, 81.735)`
Decimal	`6263018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F90EA, 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 #5F90EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F90EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #5F90EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f90ea; }
.text { color: #5f90ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f90ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 144 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f90ea, #735fea); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F90EA?: #5F90EA is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Cornflower Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F90EA?: The RGB value is 95, 144, 234: 95 red, 144 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F90EA?: The complementary color is #EAB95F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F90EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.