What color is #5C6ED0?

#5C6ED0 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Royal Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C6ED0?

The RGB value is 92, 110, 208: 92 red, 110 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6ED0?

The complementary color is #D0BE5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6ED0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6ED0 color

#5C6ED0 rgb(92, 110, 208)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5C6ED0 is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 43.1% green and 81.6% blue (92, 110, 208).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 55% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169E1), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#5C6ED0 color codes

HEX	`#5C6ED0`
RGB	`rgb(92, 110, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 43.1%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 55%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 56%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 47%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.47, 21.84, -52.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.47, 57.22, 292.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.371, 17.98, 62.007)`
Decimal	`6057680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6ED0, 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 #5C6ED0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6ED0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	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 #5C6ED0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6ed0; }
.text { color: #5c6ed0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6ed0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 110 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6ed0, #845cd0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C6ED0?: #5C6ED0 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Royal Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C6ED0?: The RGB value is 92, 110, 208: 92 red, 110 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6ED0?: The complementary color is #D0BE5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6ED0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.