What color is #5A5D78?

#5A5D78 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 #5A5D78?

The RGB value is 90, 93, 120: 90 red, 93 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5D78?

The complementary color is #78755A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5D78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5D78 color

#5A5D78 rgb(90, 93, 120)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A5D78 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 36.5% green and 47.1% blue (90, 93, 120).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#5A5D78 color codes

HEX	`#5A5D78`
RGB	`rgb(90, 93, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 36.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 25%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 22%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.18, 5.3, -15.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.18, 16.47, 288.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.52, 11.358, 19.351)`
Decimal	`5922168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5D78, 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 #5A5D78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A5D78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #5A5D78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5d78; }
.text { color: #5a5d78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5d78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 93 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5d78, #665a78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A5D78?: #5A5D78 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 #5A5D78?: The RGB value is 90, 93, 120: 90 red, 93 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5D78?: The complementary color is #78755A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5D78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.