What color is #5D58A5?

#5D58A5 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Ultrapurple Merge. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D58A5?

The RGB value is 93, 88, 165: 93 red, 88 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D58A5?

The complementary color is #A0A558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D58A5?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D58A5 color

#5D58A5 rgb(93, 88, 165)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D58A5 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 34.5% green and 64.7% blue (93, 88, 165).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 30% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Ultrapurple Merge (#654EA3), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#5D58A5 color codes

HEX	`#5D58A5`
RGB	`rgb(93, 88, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 34.5%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 30%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 47%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 47%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.25, 22.18, -41.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.25, 46.63, 298.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.793, 12.023, 37.131)`
Decimal	`6117541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D58A5, 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 #5D58A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D58A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #5D58A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d58a5; }
.text { color: #5d58a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d58a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 88 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d58a5, #8458a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5D58A5?: #5D58A5 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Ultrapurple Merge. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D58A5?: The RGB value is 93, 88, 165: 93 red, 88 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D58A5?: The complementary color is #A0A558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D58A5?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.