What color is #5B5878?

#5B5878 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 #5B5878?

The RGB value is 91, 88, 120: 91 red, 88 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5878?

The complementary color is #757858, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5878?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5878 color

#5B5878 rgb(91, 88, 120)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B5878 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 34.5% green and 47.1% blue (91, 88, 120).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#5B5878 color codes

HEX	`#5B5878`
RGB	`rgb(91, 88, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 34.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 27%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 27%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.83, 8.75, -17.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.83, 19.7, 296.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.193, 10.559, 19.214)`
Decimal	`5986424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5878, 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 #5B5878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B5878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #5B5878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5878; }
.text { color: #5b5878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 88 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5878, #6b5878); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5B5878?: #5B5878 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 #5B5878?: The RGB value is 91, 88, 120: 91 red, 88 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5878?: The complementary color is #757858, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5878?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.