What color is #5D71A7?

#5D71A7 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Loch Ness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D71A7?

The RGB value is 93, 113, 167: 93 red, 113 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D71A7?

The complementary color is #A7935D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D71A7?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D71A7 color

#5D71A7 rgb(93, 113, 167)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D71A7 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 44.3% green and 65.5% blue (93, 113, 167).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 30% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Loch Ness (#5F6DB0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#5D71A7 color codes

HEX	`#5D71A7`
RGB	`rgb(93, 113, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 44.3%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 30%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 44%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 32%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.17, 7.28, -31.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.17, 32.12, 283.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.392, 16.926, 38.902)`
Decimal	`6123943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D71A7, 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 #5D71A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D71A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #5D71A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d71a7; }
.text { color: #5d71a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d71a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 113 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d71a7, #6e5da7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #5D71A7?: #5D71A7 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Loch Ness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D71A7?: The RGB value is 93, 113, 167: 93 red, 113 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D71A7?: The complementary color is #A7935D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D71A7?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.