What color is #5D698D?

#5D698D 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 #5D698D?

The RGB value is 93, 105, 141: 93 red, 105 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D698D?

The complementary color is #8D815D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D698D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D698D color

#5D698D rgb(93, 105, 141)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D698D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 41.2% green and 55.3% blue (93, 105, 141).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 21% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#5D698D color codes

HEX	`#5D698D`
RGB	`rgb(93, 105, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 41.2%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 21%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 34%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 26%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.73, 4.59, -21.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.73, 21.75, 282.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.372, 14.353, 27.207)`
Decimal	`6121869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D698D, 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 #5D698D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D698D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #5D698D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d698d; }
.text { color: #5d698d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d698d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 105 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d698d, #695d8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D698D?: #5D698D 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 #5D698D?: The RGB value is 93, 105, 141: 93 red, 105 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D698D?: The complementary color is #8D815D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D698D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.