What color is #5D6484?

#5D6484 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D6484?

The RGB value is 93, 100, 132: 93 red, 100 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6484?

The complementary color is #847D5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6484?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D6484 color

#5D6484 rgb(93, 100, 132)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D6484 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 39.2% green and 51.8% blue (93, 100, 132).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#5D6484 color codes

HEX	`#5D6484`
RGB	`rgb(93, 100, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 39.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 30%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 24%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.92, 5.18, -18.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.92, 19.35, 285.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.235, 13.107, 23.658)`
Decimal	`6120580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6484, 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 #5D6484	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6484 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #5D6484 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6484; }
.text { color: #5d6484; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6484; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 100 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6484, #6a5d84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D6484?: #5D6484 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D6484?: The RGB value is 93, 100, 132: 93 red, 100 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6484?: The complementary color is #847D5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6484?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.