What color is #5B60C9?

#5B60C9 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Savoy Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B60C9?

The RGB value is 91, 96, 201: 91 red, 96 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B60C9?

The complementary color is #C9C45B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B60C9?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B60C9 color

#5B60C9 rgb(91, 96, 201)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B60C9 is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 37.6% green and 78.8% blue (91, 96, 201).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 50% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Savoy Blue (#4B61D1), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#5B60C9 color codes

HEX	`#5B60C9`
RGB	`rgb(91, 96, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 37.6%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 50%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 55%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 52%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.37, 28.03, -55.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.37, 62.16, 296.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.037, 14.806, 57.102)`
Decimal	`5988553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B60C9, 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 #5B60C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B60C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #5B60C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b60c9; }
.text { color: #5b60c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b60c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 96 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b60c9, #8d5bc9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5B60C9?: #5B60C9 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Savoy Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B60C9?: The RGB value is 91, 96, 201: 91 red, 96 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B60C9?: The complementary color is #C9C45B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B60C9?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.