What color is #5C617F?

#5C617F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C617F?

The RGB value is 92, 97, 127: 92 red, 97 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C617F?

The complementary color is #7F7A5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C617F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C617F color

#5C617F rgb(92, 97, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5C617F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 38% green and 49.8% blue (92, 97, 127).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 16% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#5C617F color codes

HEX	`#5C617F`
RGB	`rgb(92, 97, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 38%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 16%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 28%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 24%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.78, 5.35, -17.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.78, 18.19, 287.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.518, 12.357, 21.8)`
Decimal	`6054271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C617F, 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 #5C617F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C617F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #5C617F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c617f; }
.text { color: #5c617f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c617f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 97 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c617f, #695c7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C617F?: #5C617F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C617F?: The RGB value is 92, 97, 127: 92 red, 97 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C617F?: The complementary color is #7F7A5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C617F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.