What color is #5B6589?

#5B6589 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 #5B6589?

The RGB value is 91, 101, 137: 91 red, 101 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B6589?

The complementary color is #897F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6589?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6589 color

#5B6589 rgb(91, 101, 137)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B6589 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 39.6% green and 53.7% blue (91, 101, 137).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 20% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#5B6589 color codes

HEX	`#5B6589`
RGB	`rgb(91, 101, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 39.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 20%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 34%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 26%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.27, 5.3, -21.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.27, 21.79, 284.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.482, 13.337, 25.526)`
Decimal	`5989769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6589, 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 #5B6589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #5B6589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6589; }
.text { color: #5b6589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 101 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6589, #685b89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B6589?: #5B6589 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 #5B6589?: The RGB value is 91, 101, 137: 91 red, 101 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6589?: The complementary color is #897F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6589?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.