What color is #5A69B2?

#5A69B2 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Loch Ness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A69B2?

The RGB value is 90, 105, 178: 90 red, 105 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A69B2?

The complementary color is #B2A35A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A69B2?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A69B2 color

#5A69B2 rgb(90, 105, 178)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A69B2 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 41.2% green and 69.8% blue (90, 105, 178).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 36% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Loch Ness (#5F6DB0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#5A69B2 color codes

HEX	`#5A69B2`
RGB	`rgb(90, 105, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 41.2%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 36%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 49%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 41%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.3, 14.84, -40.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.3, 43.29, 290.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.301, 15.49, 44.189)`
Decimal	`5925298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A69B2, 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 #5A69B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A69B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #5A69B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a69b2; }
.text { color: #5a69b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a69b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 105 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a69b2, #775ab2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Blue.

Questions

What color is #5A69B2?: #5A69B2 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Loch Ness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A69B2?: The RGB value is 90, 105, 178: 90 red, 105 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A69B2?: The complementary color is #B2A35A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A69B2?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.