What color is #5D7497?

#5D7497 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Clean Slate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D7497?

The RGB value is 93, 116, 151: 93 red, 116 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7497?

The complementary color is #97805D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7497?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D7497 color

#5D7497 rgb(93, 116, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D7497 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 45.5% green and 59.2% blue (93, 116, 151).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Clean Slate (#577396), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#5D7497 color codes

HEX	`#5D7497`
RGB	`rgb(93, 116, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 45.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 38%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 23%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.32, 0.78, -21.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.32, 21.67, 272.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.344, 17.051, 31.702)`
Decimal	`6124695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7497, 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 #5D7497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D7497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #5D7497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7497; }
.text { color: #5d7497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 116 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7497, #635d97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D7497?: #5D7497 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Clean Slate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D7497?: The RGB value is 93, 116, 151: 93 red, 116 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7497?: The complementary color is #97805D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7497?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.