What color is #5B6595?

#5B6595 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 #5B6595?

The RGB value is 91, 101, 149: 91 red, 101 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B6595?

The complementary color is #958B5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6595?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6595 color

#5B6595 rgb(91, 101, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B6595 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 39.6% green and 58.4% blue (91, 101, 149).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 24% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#5B6595 color codes

HEX	`#5B6595`
RGB	`rgb(91, 101, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 39.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 24%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 39%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 32%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.8, 8.73, -27.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.8, 28.84, 287.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.391, 13.701, 30.314)`
Decimal	`5989781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6595, 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 #5B6595	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6595 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #5B6595 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6595; }
.text { color: #5b6595; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6595; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 101 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6595, #6e5b95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #5B6595?: #5B6595 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 #5B6595?: The RGB value is 91, 101, 149: 91 red, 101 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6595?: The complementary color is #958B5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6595?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.