What color is #5E6385?

#5E6385 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E6385?

The RGB value is 94, 99, 133: 94 red, 99 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6385?

The complementary color is #85805E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6385?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6385 color

#5E6385 rgb(94, 99, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E6385 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 38.8% green and 52.2% blue (94, 99, 133).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#5E6385 color codes

HEX	`#5E6385`
RGB	`rgb(94, 99, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 38.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 26%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.76, 6.38, -19.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.76, 20.51, 288.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.31, 12.996, 23.993)`
Decimal	`6185861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6385, 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 #5E6385	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6385 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #5E6385 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6385; }
.text { color: #5e6385; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6385; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 99 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6385, #6d5e85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E6385?: #5E6385 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E6385?: The RGB value is 94, 99, 133: 94 red, 99 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6385?: The complementary color is #85805E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6385?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.