What color is #5F5E84?

#5F5E84 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 #5F5E84?

The RGB value is 95, 94, 132: 95 red, 94 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5E84?

The complementary color is #83845E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5E84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5E84 color

#5F5E84 rgb(95, 94, 132)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F5E84 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 36.9% green and 51.8% blue (95, 94, 132).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#5F5E84 color codes

HEX	`#5F5E84`
RGB	`rgb(95, 94, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 36.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 29%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.38, 9.53, -21.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.38, 23.07, 294.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.886, 12.104, 23.483)`
Decimal	`6250116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5E84, 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 #5F5E84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5E84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #5F5E84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5e84; }
.text { color: #5f5e84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5e84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 94 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5e84, #725e84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5F5E84?: #5F5E84 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 #5F5E84?: The RGB value is 95, 94, 132: 95 red, 94 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5E84?: The complementary color is #83845E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5E84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.