What color is #5A5683?

#5A5683 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5683?

The RGB value is 90, 86, 131: 90 red, 86 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5683?

The complementary color is #7F8356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5683?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5683 color

#5A5683 rgb(90, 86, 131)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A5683 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 33.7% green and 51.4% blue (90, 86, 131).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#5A5683 color codes

HEX	`#5A5683`
RGB	`rgb(90, 86, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 33.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 34%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 34%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.67, 12.66, -24.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.67, 27.7, 297.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.64, 10.468, 22.876)`
Decimal	`5920387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5683, 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 #5A5683	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A5683 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	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 #5A5683 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5683; }
.text { color: #5a5683; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5683; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 86 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5683, #705683); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5A5683?: #5A5683 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5683?: The RGB value is 90, 86, 131: 90 red, 86 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5683?: The complementary color is #7F8356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5683?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.