What color is #5B617D?

#5B617D 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 #5B617D?

The RGB value is 91, 97, 125: 91 red, 97 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B617D?

The complementary color is #7D775B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B617D?

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.

#5B617D color

#5B617D rgb(91, 97, 125)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B617D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 38% green and 49% blue (91, 97, 125).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5B617D color codes

HEX	`#5B617D`
RGB	`rgb(91, 97, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 38%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 27%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 22%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.62, 4.49, -16.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.62, 17.03, 285.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.29, 12.254, 21.116)`
Decimal	`5988733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B617D, 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 #5B617D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B617D 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 #5B617D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b617d; }
.text { color: #5b617d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b617d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 97 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b617d, #665b7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B617D?: #5B617D 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 #5B617D?: The RGB value is 91, 97, 125: 91 red, 97 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B617D?: The complementary color is #7D775B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B617D?: 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.