What color is #5C658E?

#5C658E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C658E?

The RGB value is 92, 101, 142: 92 red, 101 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C658E?

The complementary color is #8E855C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C658E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C658E color

#5C658E rgb(92, 101, 142)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5C658E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 39.6% green and 55.7% blue (92, 101, 142).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 21% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#5C658E color codes

HEX	`#5C658E`
RGB	`rgb(92, 101, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 39.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 21%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 29%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.56, 7.01, -23.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.56, 24.7, 286.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.948, 13.535, 27.464)`
Decimal	`6055310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C658E, 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 #5C658E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C658E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #5C658E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c658e; }
.text { color: #5c658e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c658e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 101 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c658e, #6c5c8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #5C658E?: #5C658E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C658E?: The RGB value is 92, 101, 142: 92 red, 101 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C658E?: The complementary color is #8E855C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C658E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.