What color is #5B658C?

#5B658C 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 #5B658C?

The RGB value is 91, 101, 140: 91 red, 101 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B658C?

The complementary color is #8C825B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B658C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B658C color

#5B658C rgb(91, 101, 140)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B658C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 39.6% green and 54.9% blue (91, 101, 140).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 21% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% 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 5.7:1).

#5B658C color codes

HEX	`#5B658C`
RGB	`rgb(91, 101, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 39.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 21%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 35%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 28%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.4, 6.14, -22.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.4, 23.55, 285.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.7, 13.424, 26.675)`
Decimal	`5989772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B658C, 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 #5B658C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B658C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #5B658C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b658c; }
.text { color: #5b658c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b658c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 101 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b658c, #6a5b8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B658C?: #5B658C 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 #5B658C?: The RGB value is 91, 101, 140: 91 red, 101 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B658C?: The complementary color is #8C825B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B658C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.