Information about #5B657A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #5B657A belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(91, 101, 122) — 35.7% red, 39.6% green, 47.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 12 / 8 / 0 / 52. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#5B657A is a calm, restrained steel-blue azure that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Electric Blue (#536878). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Marble Blue (#566D7E) and Jet Gray (#616D7E).

In RGB terms — rgb(91, 101, 122) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #5B657A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#5B657A color variations

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

#5B657A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5B657A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#5B657A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#5B657A 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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#5B657A 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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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 #5B657A

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

Dark Electric Blue color link
Dark Electric Blue

#536878

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Jet Gray color link
Jet Gray

#616D7E

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Mist Blue color link
Mist Blue

#646D7E

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

#5B657A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5B657A
  • RGB91, 101, 122
  • CMYK12, 8, 0, 52
  • CSSrgb(91, 101, 122)
  • HSL221°, 15%, 42%
  • HSL Precise220.645°, 14.554%, 41.765%
  • HSV221°, 25%, 48%
  • HSB221°, 25%, 48%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.396, 0.478)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.396, 0.478, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.396, 0.478)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5B657A
  • DECIMAL ID5989754
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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