What color is #5D66AA?

#5D66AA is a desaturated blue known as Bellflower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bellflower?

The RGB value is 93, 102, 170: 93 red, 102 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bellflower?

The complementary color is #AAA15D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D66AA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bellflower color: hex code #5D66AA

#5D66AA rgb(93, 102, 170)

Shades of blue

Bellflower has the hex code #5D66AA. It is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 40% green and 66.7% blue (93, 102, 170).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 31% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

Bellflower (#5D66AA) color codes

HEX	`#5D66AA`
RGB	`rgb(93, 102, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 40%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 31%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 45%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 40%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.26, 14.96, -37.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.26, 40.47, 291.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.519, 14.731, 39.995)`
Decimal	`6121130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bellflower, 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 #5D66AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D66AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	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 #5D66AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d66aa; }
.text { color: #5d66aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d66aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 102 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d66aa, #7b5daa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Blue.

See #5D66AA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5D66AA?: #5D66AA is a desaturated blue known as Bellflower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bellflower?: The RGB value is 93, 102, 170: 93 red, 102 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bellflower?: The complementary color is #AAA15D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D66AA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.