What color is #5E5979?

#5E5979 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5979?

The RGB value is 94, 89, 121: 94 red, 89 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5979?

The complementary color is #747959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5979?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5979 color

#5E5979 rgb(94, 89, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E5979 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 34.9% green and 47.5% blue (94, 89, 121).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#5E5979 color codes

HEX	`#5E5979`
RGB	`rgb(94, 89, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 34.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 26%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.42, 9.41, -17.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.42, 19.72, 298.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.639, 10.905, 19.577)`
Decimal	`6183289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5979, 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 #5E5979	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5979 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #5E5979 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5979; }
.text { color: #5e5979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5979; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 89 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5979, #6e5979); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5E5979?: #5E5979 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5979?: The RGB value is 94, 89, 121: 94 red, 89 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5979?: The complementary color is #747959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5979?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.