What color is #5D607A?

#5D607A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D607A?

The RGB value is 93, 96, 122: 93 red, 96 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D607A?

The complementary color is #7A775D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D607A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D607A color

#5D607A rgb(93, 96, 122)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D607A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 37.6% green and 47.8% blue (93, 96, 122).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#5D607A color codes

HEX	`#5D607A`
RGB	`rgb(93, 96, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 37.6%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 24%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 21%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.37, 4.99, -14.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.37, 15.77, 288.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.209, 12.098, 20.1)`
Decimal	`6119546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D607A, 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 #5D607A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D607A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #5D607A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d607a; }
.text { color: #5d607a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d607a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 96 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d607a, #685d7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D607A?: #5D607A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D607A?: The RGB value is 93, 96, 122: 93 red, 96 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D607A?: The complementary color is #7A775D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D607A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.