Information about #5B5397 color

#5B5397 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5B5397 falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(91, 83, 151) — 35.7% red, 32.5% green, 59.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 24 / 27 / 0 / 41. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #5B5397 reads as a moderately toned deep-sea blue and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Governor Bay (#51559B). Slightly further away sit Butterfly Bush (#68578C) and Twilight (#4E518B).

The recipe behind #5B5397 is rgb(91, 83, 151), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5B5397 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5B5397 color variations

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

#5B5397 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 #5B5397

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

Governor Bay color link
Governor Bay

#51559B

Twilight color link
Twilight

#4E518B

Victoria color link
Victoria

#534491

Liberty color link
Liberty

#545AA7

Gigas color link
Gigas

#564786

Daisy Bush color link
Daisy Bush

#5B3E90

Breakwater color link
Breakwater

#536893

Kimberly color link
Kimberly

#695D87

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5B5397
  • RGB91, 83, 151
  • CMYK24, 27, 0, 41
  • CSSrgb(91, 83, 151)
  • HSL247°, 29%, 46%
  • HSL Precise247.059°, 29.06%, 45.882%
  • HSV247°, 45%, 59%
  • HSB247°, 45%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.325, 0.592)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.325, 0.592, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.325, 0.592)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5B5397
  • DECIMAL ID5985175
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01