What color is #5B71A0?

#5B71A0 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B71A0?

The RGB value is 91, 113, 160: 91 red, 113 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B71A0?

The complementary color is #A08A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B71A0?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B71A0 color

#5B71A0 rgb(91, 113, 160)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B71A0 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 44.3% green and 62.7% blue (91, 113, 160).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 27% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#5B71A0 color codes

HEX	`#5B71A0`
RGB	`rgb(91, 113, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 44.3%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 27%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 43%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 29%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.72, 4.64, -27.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.72, 28.28, 279.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.563, 16.572, 35.577)`
Decimal	`5992864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B71A0, 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 #5B71A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B71A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #5B71A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b71a0; }
.text { color: #5b71a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b71a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 113 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b71a0, #675ba0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #5B71A0?: #5B71A0 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B71A0?: The RGB value is 91, 113, 160: 91 red, 113 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B71A0?: The complementary color is #A08A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B71A0?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.