What color is #5B5585?

#5B5585 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B5585?

The RGB value is 91, 85, 133: 91 red, 85 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5585?

The complementary color is #7F8555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5585?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5585 color

#5B5585 rgb(91, 85, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B5585 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 33.3% green and 52.2% blue (91, 85, 133).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 22% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#5B5585 color codes

HEX	`#5B5585`
RGB	`rgb(91, 85, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 33.3%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 22%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 36%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 36%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.58, 14.16, -26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.58, 29.6, 298.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.795, 10.414, 23.574)`
Decimal	`5985669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5585, 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 #5B5585	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B5585 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	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 #5B5585 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5585; }
.text { color: #5b5585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5585; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 85 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5585, #735585); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5B5585?: #5B5585 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B5585?: The RGB value is 91, 85, 133: 91 red, 85 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5585?: The complementary color is #7F8555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5585?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.