What color is #5D699F?

#5D699F is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D699F?

The RGB value is 93, 105, 159: 93 red, 105 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D699F?

The complementary color is #9F935D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D699F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D699F color

#5D699F rgb(93, 105, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D699F is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 41.2% green and 62.4% blue (93, 105, 159).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 26% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636CA8), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#5D699F color codes

HEX	`#5D699F`
RGB	`rgb(93, 105, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 41.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 26%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 42%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 34%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.54, 9.78, -30.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.54, 32.21, 287.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.822, 14.933, 34.843)`
Decimal	`6121887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D699F, 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 #5D699F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D699F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #5D699F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d699f; }
.text { color: #5d699f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d699f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 105 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d699f, #725d9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #5D699F?: #5D699F is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D699F?: The RGB value is 93, 105, 159: 93 red, 105 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D699F?: The complementary color is #9F935D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D699F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.