What color is #5E5F83?

#5E5F83 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5F83?

The RGB value is 94, 95, 131: 94 red, 95 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5F83?

The complementary color is #83825E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5F83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5F83 color

#5E5F83 rgb(94, 95, 131)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E5F83 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 37.3% green and 51.4% blue (94, 95, 131).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#5E5F83 color codes

HEX	`#5E5F83`
RGB	`rgb(94, 95, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 37.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 28%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 27%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.54, 8.31, -20.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.54, 21.81, 292.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.804, 12.202, 23.149)`
Decimal	`6184835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5F83, 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 #5E5F83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5F83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #5E5F83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5f83; }
.text { color: #5e5f83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5f83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 95 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5f83, #6f5e83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5E5F83?: #5E5F83 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5F83?: The RGB value is 94, 95, 131: 94 red, 95 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5F83?: The complementary color is #83825E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5F83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.