What color is #5F54AC?

#5F54AC is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Ultrapurple Merge. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F54AC?

The RGB value is 95, 84, 172: 95 red, 84 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F54AC?

The complementary color is #A1AC54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F54AC?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F54AC color

#5F54AC rgb(95, 84, 172)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F54AC is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 32.9% green and 67.5% blue (95, 84, 172).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 35% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ultrapurple Merge (#654EA3), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#5F54AC color codes

HEX	`#5F54AC`
RGB	`rgb(95, 84, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 32.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 35%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 51%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 51%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.82, 27.28, -45.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.82, 53.35, 300.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.334, 11.751, 40.482)`
Decimal	`6247596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F54AC, 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 #5F54AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F54AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	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 #5F54AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f54ac; }
.text { color: #5f54ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f54ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 84 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f54ac, #8b54ac); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5F54AC?: #5F54AC is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Ultrapurple Merge. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F54AC?: The RGB value is 95, 84, 172: 95 red, 84 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F54AC?: The complementary color is #A1AC54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F54AC?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.