What color is #5A6095?

#5A6095 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6095?

The RGB value is 90, 96, 149: 90 red, 96 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6095?

The complementary color is #958F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6095?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6095 color

#5A6095 rgb(90, 96, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A6095 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 37.6% green and 58.4% blue (90, 96, 149).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 25% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#5A6095 color codes

HEX	`#5A6095`
RGB	`rgb(90, 96, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 37.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 25%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 40%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 36%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.32, 11.55, -29.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.32, 31.97, 291.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.823, 12.709, 30.153)`
Decimal	`5922965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6095, 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 #5A6095	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6095 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #5A6095 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6095; }
.text { color: #5a6095; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6095; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 96 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6095, #715a95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #5A6095?: #5A6095 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6095?: The RGB value is 90, 96, 149: 90 red, 96 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6095?: The complementary color is #958F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6095?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.