Information about #5B5A71 color

#5B5A71 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5B5A71 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(91, 90, 113) — 35.7% red, 35.3% green, 44.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 9 / 0 / 56. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #5B5A71 reads as a gently muted classic blue and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Quadrant Grey (#595E6B). Slightly further away sit Smoky (#605D6B) and Black Coral (#54626F).

The recipe behind #5B5A71 is rgb(91, 90, 113), 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. #5B5A71 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#5B5A71 color variations

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

#5B5A71 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 #5B5A71

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

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

Mobster color link
Mobster

#605A67

Safflower color link
Safflower

#5A4F74

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5B5A71
  • RGB91, 90, 113
  • CMYK9, 9, 0, 56
  • CSSrgb(91, 90, 113)
  • HSL243°, 11%, 40%
  • HSL Precise242.609°, 11.33%, 39.804%
  • HSV243°, 20%, 44%
  • HSB243°, 20%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.443
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.353, 0.443)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.353, 0.443, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.353, 0.443)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.3%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5B5A71
  • DECIMAL ID5986929
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01