What color is #5B72AD?

#5B72AD is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Loch Ness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B72AD?

The RGB value is 91, 114, 173: 91 red, 114 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B72AD?

The complementary color is #AD965B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B72AD?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B72AD color

#5B72AD rgb(91, 114, 173)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B72AD is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 44.7% green and 67.8% blue (91, 114, 173).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 33% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Loch Ness (#5F6DB0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#5B72AD color codes

HEX	`#5B72AD`
RGB	`rgb(91, 114, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 44.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 33%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 47%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 34%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.6, 7.98, -34.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.6, 35.03, 283.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.872, 17.275, 41.92)`
Decimal	`5993133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B72AD, 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 #5B72AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B72AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #5B72AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b72ad; }
.text { color: #5b72ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b72ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 114 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b72ad, #6d5bad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5B72AD?: #5B72AD is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Loch Ness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B72AD?: The RGB value is 91, 114, 173: 91 red, 114 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B72AD?: The complementary color is #AD965B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B72AD?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.