What color is #5A6184?

#5A6184 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6184?

The RGB value is 90, 97, 132: 90 red, 97 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6184?

The complementary color is #847D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6184?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6184 color

#5A6184 rgb(90, 97, 132)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A6184 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 38% green and 51.8% blue (90, 97, 132).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Wizard (#4D5B88), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#5A6184 color codes

HEX	`#5A6184`
RGB	`rgb(90, 97, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 38%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 32%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 27%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.83, 6.06, -20.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.83, 21.23, 286.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.655, 12.389, 23.55)`
Decimal	`5923204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6184, 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 #5A6184	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6184 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #5A6184 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6184; }
.text { color: #5a6184; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6184; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 97 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6184, #685a84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5A6184?: #5A6184 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6184?: The RGB value is 90, 97, 132: 90 red, 97 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6184?: The complementary color is #847D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6184?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.