What color is #5D5592?

#5D5592 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D5592?

The RGB value is 93, 85, 146: 93 red, 85 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D5592?

The complementary color is #8A9255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5592?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5592 color

#5D5592 rgb(93, 85, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D5592 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 33.3% green and 57.3% blue (93, 85, 146).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 26% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#5D5592 color codes

HEX	`#5D5592`
RGB	`rgb(93, 85, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 33.3%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 26%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 42%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 42%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.41, 18.45, -32.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.41, 37.43, 299.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.95, 10.899, 28.61)`
Decimal	`6116754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5592, 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 #5D5592	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D5592 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #5D5592 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5592; }
.text { color: #5d5592; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5592; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 85 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5592, #7b5592); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #5D5592?: #5D5592 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D5592?: The RGB value is 93, 85, 146: 93 red, 85 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5592?: The complementary color is #8A9255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5592?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.