What color is #5D67A9?

#5D67A9 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Bellflower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D67A9?

The RGB value is 93, 103, 169: 93 red, 103 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D67A9?

The complementary color is #A99F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D67A9?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D67A9 color

#5D67A9 rgb(93, 103, 169)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D67A9 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 40.4% green and 66.3% blue (93, 103, 169).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 31% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Bellflower (#5D66AA), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#5D67A9 color codes

HEX	`#5D67A9`
RGB	`rgb(93, 103, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 40.4%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 31%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 45%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 39%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.49, 14.04, -36.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.49, 39.26, 290.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.524, 14.891, 39.532)`
Decimal	`6121385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D67A9, 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 #5D67A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D67A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #5D67A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d67a9; }
.text { color: #5d67a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d67a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 103 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d67a9, #795da9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5D67A9?: #5D67A9 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Bellflower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D67A9?: The RGB value is 93, 103, 169: 93 red, 103 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D67A9?: The complementary color is #A99F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D67A9?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.