What color is #5E5C7B?

#5E5C7B 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 #5E5C7B?

The RGB value is 94, 92, 123: 94 red, 92 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5C7B?

The complementary color is #797B5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5C7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5C7B color

#5E5C7B rgb(94, 92, 123)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E5C7B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 36.1% green and 48.2% blue (94, 92, 123).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 14% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#5E5C7B color codes

HEX	`#5E5C7B`
RGB	`rgb(94, 92, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 36.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 14%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 25%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 25%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.35, 8.06, -17.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.35, 18.93, 295.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.018, 11.464, 20.315)`
Decimal	`6184059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5C7B, 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 #5E5C7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5C7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #5E5C7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5c7b; }
.text { color: #5e5c7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5c7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 92 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5c7b, #6e5c7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E5C7B?: #5E5C7B 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 #5E5C7B?: The RGB value is 94, 92, 123: 94 red, 92 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5C7B?: The complementary color is #797B5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5C7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.