What color is #5F75A3?

#5F75A3 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F75A3?

The RGB value is 95, 117, 163: 95 red, 117 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F75A3?

The complementary color is #A38D5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F75A3?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F75A3 color

#5F75A3 rgb(95, 117, 163)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F75A3 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 45.9% green and 63.9% blue (95, 117, 163).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 27% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#5F75A3 color codes

HEX	`#5F75A3`
RGB	`rgb(95, 117, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 45.9%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 27%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 42%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 28%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.25, 4.22, -27.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.25, 27.57, 278.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.689, 17.799, 37.147)`
Decimal	`6256035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F75A3, 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 #5F75A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F75A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	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 #5F75A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f75a3; }
.text { color: #5f75a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f75a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 117 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f75a3, #6b5fa3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5F75A3?: #5F75A3 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F75A3?: The RGB value is 95, 117, 163: 95 red, 117 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F75A3?: The complementary color is #A38D5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F75A3?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.