What color is #5F5987?

#5F5987 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 #5F5987?

The RGB value is 95, 89, 135: 95 red, 89 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5987?

The complementary color is #818759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5987?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5987 color

#5F5987 rgb(95, 89, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F5987 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 34.9% green and 52.9% blue (95, 89, 135).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 21% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#5F5987 color codes

HEX	`#5F5987`
RGB	`rgb(95, 89, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 34.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 21%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 34%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 34%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.13, 13.46, -24.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.13, 28.19, 298.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.664, 11.327, 24.436)`
Decimal	`6248839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5987, 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 #5F5987	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5987 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #5F5987 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5987; }
.text { color: #5f5987; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5987; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 89 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5987, #765987); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #5F5987?: #5F5987 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 #5F5987?: The RGB value is 95, 89, 135: 95 red, 89 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5987?: The complementary color is #818759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5987?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.