What color is #5F5597?

#5F5597 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 #5F5597?

The RGB value is 95, 85, 151: 95 red, 85 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5597?

The complementary color is #8D9755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5597?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5597 color

#5F5597 rgb(95, 85, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F5597 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 33.3% green and 59.2% blue (95, 85, 151).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 28% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Ultrapurple Merge (#654EA3), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#5F5597 color codes

HEX	`#5F5597`
RGB	`rgb(95, 85, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 33.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 28%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 44%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 44%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.86, 20.46, -34.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.86, 40.42, 300.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.552, 11.164, 30.713)`
Decimal	`6247831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5597, 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 #5F5597	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5597 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #5F5597 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5597; }
.text { color: #5f5597; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5597; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 85 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5597, #805597); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #5F5597?: #5F5597 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 #5F5597?: The RGB value is 95, 85, 151: 95 red, 85 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5597?: The complementary color is #8D9755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5597?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.