What color is #5D6487?

#5D6487 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 #5D6487?

The RGB value is 93, 100, 135: 93 red, 100 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6487?

The complementary color is #87805D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6487?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D6487 color

#5D6487 rgb(93, 100, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D6487 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 39.2% green and 52.9% blue (93, 100, 135).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#5D6487 color codes

HEX	`#5D6487`
RGB	`rgb(93, 100, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 39.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 31%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 26%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.05, 5.99, -20.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.05, 21.13, 286.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.443, 13.19, 24.755)`
Decimal	`6120583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6487, 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 #5D6487	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6487 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #5D6487 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6487; }
.text { color: #5d6487; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6487; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 100 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6487, #6b5d87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D6487?: #5D6487 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 #5D6487?: The RGB value is 93, 100, 135: 93 red, 100 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6487?: The complementary color is #87805D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6487?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.