What color is #5A6396?

#5A6396 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6396?

The RGB value is 90, 99, 150: 90 red, 99 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6396?

The complementary color is #968D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6396?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6396 color

#5A6396 rgb(90, 99, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A6396 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 38.8% green and 58.8% blue (90, 99, 150).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 25% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#5A6396 color codes

HEX	`#5A6396`
RGB	`rgb(90, 99, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 38.8%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 25%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 40%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 34%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.21, 9.98, -29.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.21, 30.68, 288.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.182, 13.299, 30.668)`
Decimal	`5923734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6396, 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 #5A6396	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6396 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #5A6396 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6396; }
.text { color: #5a6396; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6396; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 99 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6396, #6f5a96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #5A6396?: #5A6396 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6396?: The RGB value is 90, 99, 150: 90 red, 99 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6396?: The complementary color is #968D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6396?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.