What color is #5E5887?

#5E5887 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5887?

The RGB value is 94, 88, 135: 94 red, 88 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5887?

The complementary color is #818758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5887?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5887 color

#5E5887 rgb(94, 88, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E5887 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 34.5% green and 52.9% blue (94, 88, 135).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 21% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#5E5887 color codes

HEX	`#5E5887`
RGB	`rgb(94, 88, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 34.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 21%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 35%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 35%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.76, 13.77, -25.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.76, 28.84, 298.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.478, 11.108, 24.404)`
Decimal	`6183047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5887, 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 #5E5887	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5887 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #5E5887 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5887; }
.text { color: #5e5887; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5887; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 88 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5887, #765887); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #5E5887?: #5E5887 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5887?: The RGB value is 94, 88, 135: 94 red, 88 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5887?: The complementary color is #818758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5887?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.