What color is #5D7399?

#5D7399 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D7399?

The RGB value is 93, 115, 153: 93 red, 115 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7399?

The complementary color is #99835D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7399?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D7399 color

#5D7399 rgb(93, 115, 153)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D7399 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 45.1% green and 60% blue (93, 115, 153).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#5D7399 color codes

HEX	`#5D7399`
RGB	`rgb(93, 115, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 45.1%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 25%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.12, 1.95, -23.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.12, 23.23, 274.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.393, 16.888, 32.527)`
Decimal	`6124441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7399, 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 #5D7399	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D7399 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #5D7399 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7399; }
.text { color: #5d7399; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7399; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 115 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7399, #655d99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D7399?: #5D7399 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D7399?: The RGB value is 93, 115, 153: 93 red, 115 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7399?: The complementary color is #99835D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7399?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.