What color is #5E5BB9?

#5E5BB9 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Slate Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5BB9?

The RGB value is 94, 91, 185: 94 red, 91 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5BB9?

The complementary color is #B6B95B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5BB9?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5BB9 color

#5E5BB9 rgb(94, 91, 185)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E5BB9 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 35.7% green and 72.5% blue (94, 91, 185).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 40% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#5E5BB9 color codes

HEX	`#5E5BB9`
RGB	`rgb(94, 91, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 35.7%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 40%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 51%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 51%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.31, 26.7, -49.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.31, 56.24, 298.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.111, 13.364, 47.567)`
Decimal	`6183865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5BB9, 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 #5E5BB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5BB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #5E5BB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5bb9; }
.text { color: #5e5bb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5bb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 91 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5bb9, #8d5bb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5E5BB9?: #5E5BB9 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Slate Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5BB9?: The RGB value is 94, 91, 185: 94 red, 91 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5BB9?: The complementary color is #B6B95B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5BB9?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.