What color is #5A5B79?

#5A5B79 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5B79?

The RGB value is 90, 91, 121: 90 red, 91 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5B79?

The complementary color is #79785A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5B79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5B79 color

#5A5B79 rgb(90, 91, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A5B79 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 35.7% green and 47.5% blue (90, 91, 121).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#5A5B79 color codes

HEX	`#5A5B79`
RGB	`rgb(90, 91, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 35.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 25%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.64, 6.8, -17.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.64, 18.33, 291.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.408, 11.036, 19.615)`
Decimal	`5921657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5B79, 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 #5A5B79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A5B79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #5A5B79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5b79; }
.text { color: #5a5b79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5b79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 91 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5b79, #685a79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A5B79?: #5A5B79 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5B79?: The RGB value is 90, 91, 121: 90 red, 91 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5B79?: The complementary color is #79785A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5B79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.