What color is #5F5D90?

#5F5D90 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 #5F5D90?

The RGB value is 95, 93, 144: 95 red, 93 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5D90?

The complementary color is #8E905D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5D90?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5D90 color

#5F5D90 rgb(95, 93, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F5D90 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 36.5% green and 56.5% blue (95, 93, 144).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 22% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#5F5D90 color codes

HEX	`#5F5D90`
RGB	`rgb(95, 93, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 36.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 22%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 35%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.65, 13.45, -27.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.65, 30.91, 295.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.666, 12.275, 28.029)`
Decimal	`6249872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5D90, 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 #5F5D90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5D90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #5F5D90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5d90; }
.text { color: #5f5d90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5d90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 93 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5d90, #795d90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #5F5D90?: #5F5D90 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 #5F5D90?: The RGB value is 95, 93, 144: 95 red, 93 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5D90?: The complementary color is #8E905D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5D90?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.