Information about #5879B7 color

#5879B7 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5879B7 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(88, 121, 183) — 34.5% red, 47.5% green, 71.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 37 / 24 / 0 / 28. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #5879B7 reads as a softly balanced steel-blue azure and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Glaucous (#6082B6). Nearby in the Register you will also find Cyan Azure (#4E82B4) and Anchor (#526DB2).

The recipe behind #5879B7 is rgb(88, 121, 183), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.3:1. No one has named #5879B7 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#5879B7 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#5879B7 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5879B7 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#5879B7 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#5879B7 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#5879B7 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#A9B757
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#B76657
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#B75779
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#79B757
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#57B766
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Nearest named colors to #5879B7

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Glaucous color link
Glaucous

#6082B6

Cyan Azure color link
Cyan Azure

#4E82B4

Anchor color link
Anchor

#526DB2

Off Blue color link
Off Blue

#5684AE

Havelock Blue color link
Havelock Blue

#5784C1

Grizzlies Blue color link
Grizzlies Blue

#5D76A9

Dusty Blue color link
Dusty Blue

#5A86AD

Silver Lake Blue color link
Silver Lake Blue

#5D89BA

Chetwode Blue color link
Chetwode Blue

#666FB4

Danube color link
Danube

#5B89C0

Cool Blue color link
Cool Blue

#4984B8

Float color link
Float

#4C81C3

#5879B7 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5879B7
  • RGB88, 121, 183
  • CMYK37, 24, 0, 28
  • CSSrgb(88, 121, 183)
  • HSL219°, 40%, 53%
  • HSL Precise219.158°, 39.749%, 53.137%
  • HSV219°, 52%, 72%
  • HSB219°, 52%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.345
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • GLSLvec3(0.345, 0.475, 0.718)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.345, 0.475, 0.718, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.345, 0.475, 0.718)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5879B7
  • DECIMAL ID5798327
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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