What color is #5B5F8A?

#5B5F8A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B5F8A?

The RGB value is 91, 95, 138: 91 red, 95 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5F8A?

The complementary color is #8A865B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5F8A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5F8A color

#5B5F8A rgb(91, 95, 138)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B5F8A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 37.3% green and 54.1% blue (91, 95, 138).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 21% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#5B5F8A color codes

HEX	`#5B5F8A`
RGB	`rgb(91, 95, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 37.3%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 21%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 34%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 31%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.6, 9.29, -24.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.6, 26.03, 290.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.993, 12.243, 25.718)`
Decimal	`5988234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5F8A, 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 #5B5F8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B5F8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #5B5F8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5f8a; }
.text { color: #5b5f8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5f8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 95 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5f8a, #6e5b8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #5B5F8A?: #5B5F8A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B5F8A?: The RGB value is 91, 95, 138: 91 red, 95 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5F8A?: The complementary color is #8A865B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5F8A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.