What color is #5C5F86?

#5C5F86 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 #5C5F86?

The RGB value is 92, 95, 134: 92 red, 95 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C5F86?

The complementary color is #86835C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5F86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C5F86 color

#5C5F86 rgb(92, 95, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5C5F86 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 37.3% green and 52.5% blue (92, 95, 134).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#5C5F86 color codes

HEX	`#5C5F86`
RGB	`rgb(92, 95, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 37.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 31%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 29%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.5, 8.49, -22.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.5, 23.63, 291.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.808, 12.181, 24.226)`
Decimal	`6053766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C5F86, 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 #5C5F86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C5F86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #5C5F86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5f86; }
.text { color: #5c5f86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5f86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 95 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5f86, #6e5c86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5C5F86?: #5C5F86 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 #5C5F86?: The RGB value is 92, 95, 134: 92 red, 95 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C5F86?: The complementary color is #86835C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5F86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.