What color is #5A6D9A?

#5A6D9A is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6D9A?

The RGB value is 90, 109, 154: 90 red, 109 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6D9A?

The complementary color is #9A875A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6D9A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6D9A color

#5A6D9A rgb(90, 109, 154)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A6D9A is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 42.7% green and 60.4% blue (90, 109, 154).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 26% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#5A6D9A color codes

HEX	`#5A6D9A`
RGB	`rgb(90, 109, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 42.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 26%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 42%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 29%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.24, 5.01, -26.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.24, 27.14, 280.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.516, 15.443, 32.729)`
Decimal	`5926298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6D9A, 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 #5A6D9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6D9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #5A6D9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6d9a; }
.text { color: #5a6d9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6d9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 109 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6d9a, #675a9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #5A6D9A?: #5A6D9A is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6D9A?: The RGB value is 90, 109, 154: 90 red, 109 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6D9A?: The complementary color is #9A875A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6D9A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.