What color is #5F60DC?

#5F60DC is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Arcane Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F60DC?

The RGB value is 95, 96, 220: 95 red, 96 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F60DC?

The complementary color is #DCDB5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F60DC?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F60DC color

#5F60DC rgb(95, 96, 220)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F60DC is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 37.6% green and 86.3% blue (95, 96, 220).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 64% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Arcane Brew (#5260E1), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#5F60DC color codes

HEX	`#5F60DC`
RGB	`rgb(95, 96, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 37.6%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 64%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 57%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 56%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.93, 34.9, -63.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.93, 72.73, 298.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.816, 15.964, 69.628)`
Decimal	`6250716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F60DC, 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 #5F60DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F60DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #5F60DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f60dc; }
.text { color: #5f60dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f60dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 96 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f60dc, #9d5fdc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F60DC?: #5F60DC is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Arcane Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F60DC?: The RGB value is 95, 96, 220: 95 red, 96 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F60DC?: The complementary color is #DCDB5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F60DC?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.