What color is #5F6683?

#5F6683 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F6683?

The RGB value is 95, 102, 131: 95 red, 102 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6683?

The complementary color is #837C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6683?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6683 color

#5F6683 rgb(95, 102, 131)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F6683 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 40% green and 51.4% blue (95, 102, 131).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#5F6683 color codes

HEX	`#5F6683`
RGB	`rgb(95, 102, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 40%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 22%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.62, 4.34, -16.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.62, 17.51, 284.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.566, 13.574, 23.374)`
Decimal	`6252163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6683, 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 #5F6683	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6683 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #5F6683 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6683; }
.text { color: #5f6683; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6683; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 102 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6683, #6a5f83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F6683?: #5F6683 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F6683?: The RGB value is 95, 102, 131: 95 red, 102 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6683?: The complementary color is #837C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6683?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.