Close to Wedgwood
#57799B
#57799B is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Wedgwood. In RGB it’s made of 34.1% red, 47.5% green, and 60.8% blue. Its hue is 210°, with 28% saturation and 47% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #57799B.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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4.61:1 AAThis color as text on white
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #57799B as they’d see it.
#57799B in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #57799B
What color is #57799B?
#57799B is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Wedgwood. In RGB it’s made of 34.1% red, 47.5% green, and 60.8% blue. Its hue is 210°, with 28% saturation and 47% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #57799B in RGB?
#57799B is rgb(87, 121, 155): 87 red, 121 green, and 155 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #57799B in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(44, 22, 0, 39). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #57799B?
PANTONE 7468 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #57799B?
Its complement #8E7053 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.