What color is #5D6398?

#5D6398 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D6398?

The RGB value is 93, 99, 152: 93 red, 99 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6398?

The complementary color is #98925D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6398?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D6398 color

#5D6398 rgb(93, 99, 152)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D6398 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 38.8% green and 59.6% blue (93, 99, 152).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#5D6398 color codes

HEX	`#5D6398`
RGB	`rgb(93, 99, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 38.8%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 35%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.53, 11.43, -29.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.53, 31.81, 291.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.642, 13.517, 31.537)`
Decimal	`6120344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6398, 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 #5D6398	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6398 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #5D6398 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6398; }
.text { color: #5d6398; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6398; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 99 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6398, #745d98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #5D6398?: #5D6398 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D6398?: The RGB value is 93, 99, 152: 93 red, 99 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6398?: The complementary color is #98925D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6398?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.