What color is #5D5985?

#5D5985 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D5985?

The RGB value is 93, 89, 133: 93 red, 89 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D5985?

The complementary color is #818559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5985?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5985 color

#5D5985 rgb(93, 89, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D5985 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 34.9% green and 52.2% blue (93, 89, 133).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 20% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#5D5985 color codes

HEX	`#5D5985`
RGB	`rgb(93, 89, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 34.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 20%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 33%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 33%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.86, 12.27, -23.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.86, 26.95, 297.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.319, 11.165, 23.692)`
Decimal	`6117765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5985, 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 #5D5985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D5985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #5D5985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5985; }
.text { color: #5d5985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 89 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5985, #735985); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #5D5985?: #5D5985 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D5985?: The RGB value is 93, 89, 133: 93 red, 89 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5985?: The complementary color is #818559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5985?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.