What color is #5B5679?

#5B5679 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B5679?

The RGB value is 91, 86, 121: 91 red, 86 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5679?

The complementary color is #747956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5679?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5679 color

#5B5679 rgb(91, 86, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B5679 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 33.7% green and 47.5% blue (91, 86, 121).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#5B5679 color codes

HEX	`#5B5679`
RGB	`rgb(91, 86, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 33.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 29%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.31, 10.27, -19.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.31, 21.66, 298.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.093, 10.26, 19.481)`
Decimal	`5985913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5679, 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 #5B5679	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B5679 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	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 #5B5679 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5679; }
.text { color: #5b5679; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5679; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 86 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5679, #6c5679); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5B5679?: #5B5679 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B5679?: The RGB value is 91, 86, 121: 91 red, 86 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5679?: The complementary color is #747956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5679?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.