What color is #5B6587?

#5B6587 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B6587?

The RGB value is 91, 101, 135: 91 red, 101 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B6587?

The complementary color is #877D5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6587?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6587 color

#5B6587 rgb(91, 101, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B6587 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 39.6% green and 52.9% blue (91, 101, 135).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#5B6587 color codes

HEX	`#5B6587`
RGB	`rgb(91, 101, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 39.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 33%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 25%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.18, 4.74, -20.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.18, 20.62, 283.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.34, 13.28, 24.777)`
Decimal	`5989767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6587, 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 #5B6587	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6587 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #5B6587 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6587; }
.text { color: #5b6587; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6587; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 101 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6587, #675b87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B6587?: #5B6587 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B6587?: The RGB value is 91, 101, 135: 91 red, 101 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6587?: The complementary color is #877D5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6587?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.