What color is #5A5D85?

#5A5D85 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5D85?

The RGB value is 90, 93, 133: 90 red, 93 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5D85?

The complementary color is #85825A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5D85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5D85 color

#5A5D85 rgb(90, 93, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A5D85 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 36.5% green and 52.2% blue (90, 93, 133).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Dusk (#4E5481), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#5A5D85 color codes

HEX	`#5A5D85`
RGB	`rgb(90, 93, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 36.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 32%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 30%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.73, 8.82, -22.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.73, 24.31, 291.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.363, 11.695, 23.792)`
Decimal	`5922181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5D85, 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 #5A5D85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A5D85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #5A5D85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5d85; }
.text { color: #5a5d85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5d85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 93 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5d85, #6d5a85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #5A5D85?: #5A5D85 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5D85?: The RGB value is 90, 93, 133: 90 red, 93 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5D85?: The complementary color is #85825A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5D85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.