What color is #5B5A7F?

#5B5A7F 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 #5B5A7F?

The RGB value is 91, 90, 127: 91 red, 90 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5A7F?

The complementary color is #7E7F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5A7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5A7F color

#5B5A7F rgb(91, 90, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B5A7F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 35.3% green and 49.8% blue (91, 90, 127).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 17% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#5B5A7F color codes

HEX	`#5B5A7F`
RGB	`rgb(91, 90, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 35.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 17%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 29%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 29%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.7, 9.37, -20.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.7, 22.63, 294.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.8, 11.069, 21.589)`
Decimal	`5986943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5A7F, 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 #5B5A7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B5A7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #5B5A7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5a7f; }
.text { color: #5b5a7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5a7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 90 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5a7f, #6e5a7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5B5A7F?: #5B5A7F 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 #5B5A7F?: The RGB value is 91, 90, 127: 91 red, 90 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5A7F?: The complementary color is #7E7F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5A7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.