What color is #5B648D?

#5B648D 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 #5B648D?

The RGB value is 91, 100, 141: 91 red, 100 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B648D?

The complementary color is #8D845B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B648D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B648D color

#5B648D rgb(91, 100, 141)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B648D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 39.2% green and 55.3% blue (91, 100, 141).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 22% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#5B648D color codes

HEX	`#5B648D`
RGB	`rgb(91, 100, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 39.2%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 22%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 35%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 29%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.15, 7.04, -23.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.15, 24.74, 286.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.678, 13.261, 27.033)`
Decimal	`5989517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B648D, 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 #5B648D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B648D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #5B648D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b648d; }
.text { color: #5b648d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b648d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 100 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b648d, #6b5b8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #5B648D?: #5B648D 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 #5B648D?: The RGB value is 91, 100, 141: 91 red, 100 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B648D?: The complementary color is #8D845B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B648D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.