What color is #5E6AFF?

#5E6AFF is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Secret of Mana. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E6AFF?

The RGB value is 94, 106, 255: 94 red, 106 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6AFF?

The complementary color is #FFF35E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6AFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6AFF color

#5E6AFF rgb(94, 106, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E6AFF is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 41.6% green and 100% blue (94, 106, 255).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 100% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Secret of Mana (#4166F5), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#5E6AFF color codes

HEX	`#5E6AFF`
RGB	`rgb(94, 106, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 41.6%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 100%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 63%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 58%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.73, 40.02, -75.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.73, 85.57, 297.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.814, 19.905, 96.965)`
Decimal	`6187775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6AFF, 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 #5E6AFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E6AFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	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 #5E6AFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6aff; }
.text { color: #5e6aff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6aff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 106 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6aff, #a25eff); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E6AFF?: #5E6AFF is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Secret of Mana. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E6AFF?: The RGB value is 94, 106, 255: 94 red, 106 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6AFF?: The complementary color is #FFF35E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6AFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.