What color is #5A6893?

#5A6893 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6893?

The RGB value is 90, 104, 147: 90 red, 104 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6893?

The complementary color is #93855A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6893?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6893 color

#5A6893 rgb(90, 104, 147)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A6893 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 40.8% green and 57.6% blue (90, 104, 147).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 24% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#5A6893 color codes

HEX	`#5A6893`
RGB	`rgb(90, 104, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 40.8%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 24%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 39%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 29%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.49, 6.01, -25.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.49, 25.94, 283.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.432, 14.18, 29.575)`
Decimal	`5925011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6893, 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 #5A6893	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6893 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #5A6893 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6893; }
.text { color: #5a6893; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6893; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 104 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6893, #695a93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #5A6893?: #5A6893 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6893?: The RGB value is 90, 104, 147: 90 red, 104 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6893?: The complementary color is #93855A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6893?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.