What color is #5F5798?

#5F5798 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5798?

The RGB value is 95, 87, 152: 95 red, 87 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5798?

The complementary color is #909857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5798?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5798 color

#5F5798 rgb(95, 87, 152)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F5798 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 34.1% green and 59.6% blue (95, 87, 152).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 27% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#5F5798 color codes

HEX	`#5F5798`
RGB	`rgb(95, 87, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 34.1%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 27%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 43%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 43%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.44, 19.49, -34.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.44, 39.67, 299.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.793, 11.516, 31.196)`
Decimal	`6248344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5798, 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 #5F5798	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5798 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #5F5798 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5798; }
.text { color: #5f5798; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5798; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 87 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5798, #7f5798); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #5F5798?: #5F5798 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5798?: The RGB value is 95, 87, 152: 95 red, 87 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5798?: The complementary color is #909857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5798?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.