Information about #5C5E99 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#5C5E99 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(92, 94, 153) — 36.1% red, 36.9% green, 60% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 24 / 23 / 0 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#5C5E99 is a softly toned deep-sea blue that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Dark Blue Gray (#666699). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Governor Bay (#51559B) and Breakwater (#536893).

In RGB terms — rgb(92, 94, 153) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5C5E99: 6.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for black. #5C5E99 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#5C5E99 color variations

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

#5C5E99 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5C5E99 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#5C5E99 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#5C5E99 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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#5C5E99 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 #5C5E99

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

Dark Blue Gray color link
Dark Blue Gray

#666699

Governor Bay color link
Governor Bay

#51559B

Breakwater color link
Breakwater

#536893

Deloras color link
Deloras

#606AA1

Liberty color link
Liberty

#545AA7

Waikawa Grey color link
Waikawa Grey

#5B6E91

Kingfisher Blue color link
Kingfisher Blue

#596A8B

Butterfly Bush color link
Butterfly Bush

#68578C

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

Kashmir Blue color link
Kashmir Blue

#576D8E

San Marino color link
San Marino

#4E6C9D

Scampi color link
Scampi

#6F63A0

#5C5E99 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5C5E99
  • RGB92, 94, 153
  • CMYK24, 23, 0, 40
  • CSSrgb(92, 94, 153)
  • HSL238°, 25%, 48%
  • HSL Precise238.033°, 24.898%, 48.039%
  • HSV238°, 40%, 60%
  • HSB238°, 40%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.361, 0.369, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.361, 0.369, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.361, 0.369, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5C5E99
  • DECIMAL ID6053529
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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