What color is #5D5796?

#5D5796 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D5796?

The RGB value is 93, 87, 150: 93 red, 87 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D5796?

The complementary color is #909657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5796?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5796 color

#5D5796 rgb(93, 87, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D5796 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 34.1% green and 58.8% blue (93, 87, 150).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 27% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#5D5796 color codes

HEX	`#5D5796`
RGB	`rgb(93, 87, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 34.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 27%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 42%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 42%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.16, 18.35, -33.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.16, 38.46, 298.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.426, 11.345, 30.331)`
Decimal	`6117270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5796, 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 #5D5796	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D5796 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #5D5796 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5796; }
.text { color: #5d5796; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5796; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 87 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5796, #7c5796); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #5D5796?: #5D5796 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D5796?: The RGB value is 93, 87, 150: 93 red, 87 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5796?: The complementary color is #909657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5796?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.