Information about #5B637B color

#5B637B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5B637B falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(91, 99, 123) — 35.7% red, 38.8% green, 48.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 9 / 0 / 52. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#5B637B is a calm, restrained deep-sea blue that feels open and friendly. 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 Dark Electric Blue (#536878). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Lifesaver (#535E7F) and Comet (#636373).

In RGB terms — rgb(91, 99, 123) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5B637B: 6.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5B637B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5B637B color variations

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

#5B637B 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 #5B637B

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

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

Jet Gray color link
Jet Gray

#616D7E

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Mist Blue color link
Mist Blue

#646D7E

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5B637B
  • RGB91, 99, 123
  • CMYK13, 9, 0, 52
  • CSSrgb(91, 99, 123)
  • HSL225°, 15%, 42%
  • HSL Precise225°, 14.953%, 41.961%
  • HSV225°, 26%, 48%
  • HSB225°, 26%, 48%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.388
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.388, 0.482)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.388, 0.482, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.388, 0.482)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.2%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5B637B
  • DECIMAL ID5989243
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01