What color is #5E5E94?

#5E5E94 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5E94?

The RGB value is 94, 94, 148: 94 red, 94 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5E94?

The complementary color is #94945E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5E94?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5E94 color

#5E5E94 rgb(94, 94, 148)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E5E94 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 36.9% green and 58% blue (94, 94, 148).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 22% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#5E5E94 color codes

HEX	`#5E5E94`
RGB	`rgb(94, 94, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 36.9%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 22%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 36%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 36%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.04, 13.67, -29.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.04, 32.64, 294.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.963, 12.523, 29.693)`
Decimal	`6184596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5E94, 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 #5E5E94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5E94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #5E5E94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5e94; }
.text { color: #5e5e94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5e94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 94 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5e94, #795e94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #5E5E94?: #5E5E94 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5E94?: The RGB value is 94, 94, 148: 94 red, 94 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5E94?: The complementary color is #94945E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5E94?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.