What color is #5B6091?

#5B6091 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 #5B6091?

The RGB value is 91, 96, 145: 91 red, 96 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B6091?

The complementary color is #918C5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6091?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6091 color

#5B6091 rgb(91, 96, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B6091 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 37.6% green and 56.9% blue (91, 96, 145).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 23% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#5B6091 color codes

HEX	`#5B6091`
RGB	`rgb(91, 96, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 37.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 23%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 37%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 34%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.21, 10.67, -27.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.21, 29.58, 291.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.607, 12.634, 28.504)`
Decimal	`5988497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6091, 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 #5B6091	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6091 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #5B6091 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6091; }
.text { color: #5b6091; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6091; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 96 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6091, #715b91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #5B6091?: #5B6091 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 #5B6091?: The RGB value is 91, 96, 145: 91 red, 96 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6091?: The complementary color is #918C5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6091?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.