Information about #5A59C0 color

#5A59C0 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5A59C0 falls into the Blue Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(90, 89, 192) — 35.3% red, 34.9% green, 75.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 40 / 40 / 0 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#5A59C0 is a clearly saturated deep-sea blue that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Pastel Navy Blue (#5E5CB2). Slightly further away sit Iris (#5A4FCF) and Slate Blue (#6A5ACD).

In RGB terms — rgb(90, 89, 192) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5A59C0: 5.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#5A59C0 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#5A59C0 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #5A59C0

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Iris color link
Iris

#5A4FCF

Slate Blue color link
Slate Blue

#6A5ACD

Gypsy Queen color link
Gypsy Queen

#4E56AC

Plump Purple color link
Plump Purple

#5946B2

Savoy Blue color link
Savoy Blue

#4B61D1

Light Indigo color link
Light Indigo

#6D5ACF

Anchor color link
Anchor

#526DB2

Liberty color link
Liberty

#545AA7

Bluey Purple color link
Bluey Purple

#6241C7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5A59C0
  • RGB90, 89, 192
  • CMYK40, 40, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(90, 89, 192)
  • HSL241°, 45%, 55%
  • HSL Precise240.583°, 44.978%, 55.098%
  • HSV241°, 54%, 75%
  • HSB241°, 54%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • GLSLvec3(0.353, 0.349, 0.753)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.353, 0.349, 0.753, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.353, 0.349, 0.753)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB75.3%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5A59C0
  • DECIMAL ID5921216
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01