What color is #5F5992?

#5F5992 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5992?

The RGB value is 95, 89, 146: 95 red, 89 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5992?

The complementary color is #8C9259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5992?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5992 color

#5F5992 rgb(95, 89, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F5992 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 34.9% green and 57.3% blue (95, 89, 146).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 24% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#5F5992 color codes

HEX	`#5F5992`
RGB	`rgb(95, 89, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 34.9%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 24%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 39%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 39%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.66, 16.52, -30.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.66, 34.76, 298.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.479, 11.653, 28.728)`
Decimal	`6248850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5992, 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 #5F5992	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5992 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #5F5992 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5992; }
.text { color: #5f5992; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5992; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 89 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5992, #7b5992); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #5F5992?: #5F5992 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5992?: The RGB value is 95, 89, 146: 95 red, 89 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5992?: The complementary color is #8C9259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5992?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.