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#578DBC Color

#578DBC is rgb(87, 141, 188) in RGB, hsl(208, 43%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 25%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Silver Lake Blue (#5D89BA), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#578DBC
HEX#578DBC
RGBrgb(87, 141, 188)
HSLhsl(208, 43%, 54%)
HSVhsv(208, 54%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 25%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(62.5% 0.092 246.2)
LABlab(56.35% -8.15 -30.56)
LCHlch(56.35% 31.62 255.06)

What #578DBC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #578DBC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#578DBC Channel Values

How #578DBC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 87 · G 141 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 208° · S 43% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 208° · S 54% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.53:1 vs white · 5.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #578DBC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #578DBC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #578DBC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #578DBC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #578DBC.

How #578DBC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#578DBC
Protanopia#8686BC
Protanomaly#7689BC
Deuteranopia#7E7EBD
Deuteranomaly#7184BC
Tritanopia#489494
Tritanomaly#4F91A6
Achromatopsia#888888

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #578DBC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-578dbc: #578DBC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #578DBC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-578dbc': '#578DBC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.553, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_578dbc">#578DBC</color>
SVG fillfill="#578DBC"

More Blue Colors

#578DBC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#578DBC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #578DBC?

#578DBC is a mid-tone blue — rgb(87, 141, 188) in RGB and hsl(208, 43%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Silver Lake Blue (#5D89BA), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.3.

What is the RGB value of #578DBC?

#578DBC is rgb(87, 141, 188) — red 87, green 141, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #578DBC?

#578DBC converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 25%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #578DBC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #578DBC scores 3.53:1 against white and 5.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #578DBC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #578DBC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 4.93, which is very hard to tell apart.

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