What color is #5A73A9?

#5A73A9 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 #5A73A9?

The RGB value is 90, 115, 169: 90 red, 115 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A73A9?

The complementary color is #A9905A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A73A9?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A73A9 color

#5A73A9 rgb(90, 115, 169)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A73A9 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 45.1% green and 66.3% blue (90, 115, 169).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 31% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Loch Ness (#5F6DB0), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#5A73A9 color codes

HEX	`#5A73A9`
RGB	`rgb(90, 115, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 45.1%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 31%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 47%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 32%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.63, 5.89, -31.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.63, 32.28, 280.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.506, 17.299, 39.945)`
Decimal	`5927849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A73A9, 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 #5A73A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A73A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #5A73A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a73a9; }
.text { color: #5a73a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a73a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 115 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a73a9, #685aa9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5A73A9?: #5A73A9 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 #5A73A9?: The RGB value is 90, 115, 169: 90 red, 115 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A73A9?: The complementary color is #A9905A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A73A9?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.