What color is #5F5883?

#5F5883 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5883?

The RGB value is 95, 88, 131: 95 red, 88 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5883?

The complementary color is #7C8358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5883?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5883 color

#5F5883 rgb(95, 88, 131)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F5883 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 34.5% green and 51.4% blue (95, 88, 131).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 20% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#5F5883 color codes

HEX	`#5F5883`
RGB	`rgb(95, 88, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 34.5%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 20%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 33%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 33%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.67, 13, -23.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.67, 26.47, 299.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.305, 11.051, 22.953)`
Decimal	`6248579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5883, 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 #5F5883	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5883 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #5F5883 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5883; }
.text { color: #5f5883; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5883; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 88 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5883, #755883); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #5F5883?: #5F5883 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5883?: The RGB value is 95, 88, 131: 95 red, 88 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5883?: The complementary color is #7C8358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5883?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.