Information about #5B5772 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#5B5772 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(91, 87, 114) — 35.7% red, 34.1% green, 44.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 11 / 0 / 55. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#5B5772 is a gently muted classic blue that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Safflower (#5A4F74). Slightly further away sit Quadrant Grey (#595E6B) and Smoky (#605D6B).

The recipe behind #5B5772 is rgb(91, 87, 114), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5B5772: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for black. No one has named #5B5772 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#5B5772 color variations

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

#5B5772 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5B5772 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#5B5772 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#5B5772 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#5B5772 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
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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
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#607057
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #5B5772

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

Safflower color link
Safflower

#5A4F74

Quadrant Grey color link
Quadrant Grey

#595E6B

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Mobster color link
Mobster

#605A67

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Fedora color link
Fedora

#625665

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Silvered Grey color link
Silvered Grey

#565B64

#5B5772 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5B5772
  • RGB91, 87, 114
  • CMYK9, 11, 0, 55
  • CSSrgb(91, 87, 114)
  • HSL249°, 13%, 39%
  • HSL Precise248.889°, 13.433%, 39.412%
  • HSV249°, 24%, 45%
  • HSB249°, 24%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.341, 0.447)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.341, 0.447, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.341, 0.447)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5B5772
  • DECIMAL ID5986162
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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